KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8049 [9SE]
Analyses
Personal Information Privacy Act (H.R. 1450), E667
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H9646 [7OC]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H5572 [14JY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), H4342 [15JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H375 [2FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H378 [2FE]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11972 [15NO]
———provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H796 [24FE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1474 [18MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11144 [28OC]
BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index (see H. Res. 41), H1973 [13AP]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H1472 [18MR]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H11645 [5NO]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H796 [24FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H1474 [18MR] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H9516 [6OC]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H8628 [23SE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H2921 [6MY]
Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 1015), H1013 [4MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H3461 [20MY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H5367 [12JY] (see H.R. 1644), H3711 [27MY]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H5367 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or replacement of military medals and decorations (see H.R. 1226), H3171 [13MY]
———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H1257 [11MR]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see H.R. 3242), H11854 [9NO]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1268 [15MR]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H11645 [5NO]
———increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer (see H. Res. 211), H4471 [16JN]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10174 [18OC]
———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H2132 [15AP]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H586 [10FE]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H891 [2MR] (see H.R. 1111), H5571 [14JY]
———increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 457), H892 [2MR]
———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), H2469 [28AP]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), H890 [2MR]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H12227 [17NO]
Firearms: protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H4024 [9JN]
Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 444), H375 [2FE]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H11372 [2NO]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), H957 [3MR]
Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1596 [23MR]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Con. Res. 140), H5094 [29JN]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), H1012 [4MR]
———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H889 [2MR]
———extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 and older (see H.R. 2227), H5336 [1JY]
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H9899 [12OC]
———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 137), H236 [7JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H890 [2MR]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H5573 [14JY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H6843 [2AU]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H4823 [23JN]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H11481 [3NO]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2544 [29AP]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir (see H. Res. 212), H4665 [18JN]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H1597 [23MR]
———ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 1777), H4616 [17JN]
———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H11556 [4NO]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H242 [7JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H3861 [8JN]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), H3709 [27MY]
———require health insurance issuers to notify participants of impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), H1014 [4MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H796 [24FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4665 [18JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10862 [26OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H239 [7JA]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1256 [11MR]
Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 1224), H1596 [23MR]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H643 [11FE]
———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H5336 [1JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1333 [16MR]
———ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), H2201 [20AP]
———exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services and develop and implement a classification system to vary the limitations (see H.R. 1736), H3212 [14MY]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), H1595 [23MR]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (see H.R. 491), H1697 [24MR]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H5571 [14JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H889 [2MR]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
———provide for independent case managers for home health services (see H.R. 746), H1697 [24MR]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1474 [18MR]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H716 [23FE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H268 [19JA]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1014 [4MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H2374 [27AP]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H6759 [30JY]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H8629 [23SE]
Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 3265), H11852 [9NO]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H418 [3FE]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H10120 [14OC]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), H643 [11FE]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H642 [11FE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H4665 [18JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ donations and address payment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs (see H.R. 1857), H3393 [19MY]
———establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H891 [2MR]
———recognize importance of families pledging to each other to be organ and tissue donors (see H. Res. 201), H5368 [12JY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H3861 [8JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal data without consent and make such information available to the individual (see H.R. 2644), H6598 [29JY]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H12227 [17NO]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]
SBA: women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), H270 [19JA]
Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities of local boards except during national emergencies and require report on development of standby registration program (see H.R. 1812), H7026 [4AU]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (see H. Res. 93), H956 [3MR]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H2373 [27AP]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H378 [2FE]
———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 133), H460 [4FE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), H8469 [21SE]
States: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), H1801 [25MR]
———expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1830), H3215 [17MY]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H6353 [22JY]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1069 [9MR]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H2468 [28AP]
———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 739), H4735 [22JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H7997 [8SE]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H1801 [25MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), H241 [7JA]
———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H10119 [14OC]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H3694 [26MY]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1801 [25MR]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), H2544 [29AP]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H1012 [4MR]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), H10339 [19OC]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H3860 [8JN]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H642 [11FE]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2406), H5178 [30JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H4024 [9JN]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6600 [29JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6600 [29JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H1799 [25MR]
———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11954 [10NO]
———increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H538 [9FE]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1804 [25MR]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2373 [27AP]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H8289 [14SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H10174 [18OC]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1473 [18MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H2544 [29AP]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H2298 [22AP]
Medicare: restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), H955 [3MR]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H237 [7JA]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H2131 [15AP]
Taxation: deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (see H.R. 572), H459 [4FE]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1595 [23MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H642 [11FE]
———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 726), H642 [11FE]
World War II: ensure fair compensation for all victims of Nazi slave and forced labor (see H. Res. 314), H9021 [29SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1274 [16MR]
Remarks
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (H. Res. 279), H10200 [19OC], E2148
Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (H.R. 1622), E857
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3267
———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2839
———making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12811
Bader, Daniel J.: Milwaukee, WI, American Jewish Committee Community Service Human Relations Award recipient, E1039
Bay View, WI: tribute to Bay View High School debate team, E542
Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H6807 [2AU]
Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), H4967 [25JN]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6474
Congressional Record: permission to delete remarks, H7432 [5AU]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (H.R. 1525), E759
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7384
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8049, H8050 [9SE]
Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes (H. Res. 325), E2451
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, H12811
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9501
Hoeksema, Timothy E.: American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, E2341
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1364
Janczak, Jerome: St. Joseph Foundation, Inc., Pal Joey Award recipient, E553
Konkol, Daniel L.: Milwaukee, WI, Southside Business Club Man of the Year award recipient, E2184
Medicare: restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits (H.R. 958), E326
Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, E1008
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (H.R. 165), E50
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E837
National Diabetes Awareness Month: observance, E2183
Payne & Dolan, Inc.: Dept. of Labor Exemplary Volunteer Efforts Award recipient, E2063
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (H.R. 1450), H2059 [15AP], E667
Samson, Allan: Israel Bonds Council Star of David Award recipient, E1073
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), H609, H610 [11FE]
———require agencies to implement policies to reduce or waive penalties against first time offenders of Federal paperwork requirements, H609, H610 [11FE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3665 [26MY]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration (H. Res. 186), H3654 [26MY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11617 [5NO]
Taxation: deny charitable contribution deduction for transfers associated with split-dollar insurance arrangements (H.R. 572), E152
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1215), E521
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), H2100
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6191 [21JY]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), motion to instruct, H6807 [2AU]
Votes: position on missed, H7384
Water: prohibit funding for a national primary drinking water standard for Radium 226 and 228, H8049, H8050 [9SE]
West Allis, WI: anniversary of St. Joseph's Parish, E344
———tribute to Heritage Christian High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E794
Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study: anniversary, E1026
Texts of
H.R. 1525, Independent Contractor Clarification Act, E760
Tributes
Arciszewski, Gilbert G., E539
Awe, Sharon, E1607
Cooper, Paul R., E1627
Kowalkowski, William, E1412
Mogilka, Erwin E., E918
Nankin, Armin and Hollie, E1026
Parker, Tom, E1174
Pinzon, Hernando, E367