MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
Addresses
Learning Begins at Home: Ruth Mercedes-Smith, E2427
Amendments
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H8507 [22SE]
OPIC: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9938, H9952 [13OC]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9938, H9952 [13OC]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3715 [7JN]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 1451), H2131 [15AP]
Agriculture: multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. Res. 224), H9077 [30SE]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Psychological Association: condemn published study relative to sexual relationships between adults and children (see H. Con. Res. 107), H3695 [26MY]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11703 [8NO]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H9242 [1OC]
Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), H5336 [1JY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H5839 [19JY]
Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 1191), H2470 [28AP]
China, People's Republic of: grant normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), H1408 [17MR]
———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H958 [3MR]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H3392 [19MY]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2922 [6MY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
———abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 298), H11372 [2NO]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium (see H.R. 675), H4912 [24JN]
———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H1799 [25MR]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H8556 [22SE]
Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H8099 [9SE]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8100 [9SE]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (see H.R. 1504), H9242 [1OC]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H3392 [19MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H957 [3MR]
Education: percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H9077 [30SE]
———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), H10120 [14OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H6583 [27JY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H2998 [11MY]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), H272 [19JA]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H2373 [27AP]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H8469 [21SE]
Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 2565), H6424 [26JY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (see H. Res. 280), H7885 [5AU]
Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), H2300 [22AP]
Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), H272 [19JA]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
Financial institutions: offer negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, allow interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 1435), H4823 [23JN]
———safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H957 [3MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H5336 [1JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H795 [24FE]
———exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 2106), H6599 [29JY]
———promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), H1408 [17MR]
———require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), H225 [6JA]
Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), H5367 [12JY]
———require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on State and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see H.R. 2960), H11145 [28OC]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 1074), H1257 [11MR]
———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), H1408 [17MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3392 [19MY]
———improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H2553 [3MY]
Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), H8375 [15SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H8629 [23SE]
Immigration: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, and Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), H4022 [9JN]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H7026 [4AU]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H8873 [27SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), H2374 [27AP]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H958 [3MR]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H10120 [14OC]
John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1377), H1971 [13AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see H. Con. Res. 29), H645 [11FE]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), H2300 [22AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6600 [29JY]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 3084), H10119 [14OC]
Macau: U.S. policy (see H.R. 825), H794 [24FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H8873 [27SE]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8872 [27SE]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H10862 [26OC]
———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H11703 [8NO]
———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H419 [3FE]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H5335 [1JY]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H4222 [14JN]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H717 [23FE]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1164 [10MR]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), H2203 [20AP]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), H643 [11FE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H226 [6JA]
Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H8385 [17SE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H3296 [18MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H6199 [21JY]
Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), H11145 [28OC]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H272 [19JA]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Serbia: direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (see H. Con. Res. 82), H2273 [21AP]
Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), H233 [7JA]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 68), H233 [7JA]
Social Security: effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H2203 [20AP]
States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), H644 [11FE]
———permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: require additional purchases by the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 490), H4912 [24JN]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H6353 [22JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H2921 [6MY]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H3211 [14MY]
———allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 2373), H6600 [29JY]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H12795 [18NO]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H3606 [25MY]
———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see H.R. 1810), H5367 [12JY]
———extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2936), H11196 [1NO]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H5687 [15JY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H378 [2FE] (see H.R. 980), H1011 [4MR]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H538 [9FE] (see H.R. 464), H375 [2FE]
———increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 756), H644 [11FE]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), H2811 [5MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H5687 [15JY]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10770 [25OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1259 [11MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H12795 [18NO]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H5335 [1JY]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]
———provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), H3857 [8JN]
———rates (see H.R. 3), H416 [3FE]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H11645 [5NO]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H4911 [24JN]
———repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see H.R. 2423), H8290 [14SE]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 2735), H11145 [28OC]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H5336 [1JY]
———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H3212 [14MY]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), H4993 [25JN]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H272 [19JA]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H4912 [24JN]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H891 [2MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H1407 [17MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H5573 [14JY]
Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 320), H11956 [10NO]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 346), H957 [3MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7887 [5AU]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11952 [10NO]
Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 228), H12227 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H7025 [4AU]
Government: establish judicial and administrative proceedings for the resolution of year 2000 computer processing failures (see H.R. 192), H238 [7JA]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), H12107 [16NO]
Social Security: early payment of certain benefits relative to the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 2403), H5178 [30JN]
Taxation: allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), H1012 [4MR]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 59), H4616 [17JN]
———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1971 [13AP]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY] (see H.R. 3381), H12107 [16NO]
Explanations
Connections Project of New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL, E1558
Letters
Impact of Federal milk marketing orders: Gary Corbett, Dean Foods Co., H5079
Make normal trade relations status for Vietnam contingent upon free emigration policies: W.I. Thomas, Telemobile, Inc., H6894 [3AU]
Nomination of Richard Bernotos to be Grand Marshall of Crystal Lake, IL, Fourth of July parade: Franklin McAnally, E1558
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3576 [25MY]
Appropriations: 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), H2890 [6MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2717 [5MY]
———require filers to submit past tax returns only when requested by a party of interest, H2717 [5MY]
Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H3576 [25MY]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellites and related items, H6953 [3AU]
Courts: limit civil liability for school professionals who take reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment, H4542 [17JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4542 [17JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: administration funding, H3576 [25MY]
———implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H8507, H8508, H8509, H8512, H8519 [22SE]
———require U.S. Trade Representative certification that milk marketing orders legislation poses no threat to trade negotiations or trade policy, H8507, H8508, H8509, H8512 [22SE]
———terminate all existing Federal milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001, H8519 [22SE]
———terminate Federal milk marketing orders, H5075, H5076, H5077, H5078 [29JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4056 [10JN]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10424
Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (H.R. 1183), H2939 [11MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6813 [2AU]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5729
———ensure that OPIC and Eximbank financed investments in sub-Saharan Africa support improved infrastructure and meet certain goals for involvement by minorities, women, and native citizens, H5738 [16JY]
Foreign trade: report on countries that deny market access to U.S. goods or services, H9952 [13OC]
———require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (H.R. 17), H4235 [15JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5594 [15JY]
GAO: review OPIC claims processing activities, H9947 [13OC]
International Trade Association: clarify focus of Global Diversity and Urban Export Initiative, H9952 [13OC]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1357 [17MR]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law, H2890 [6MY]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H3301 [19MY], H4056 [10JN]
OPIC: funding, H6813 [2AU]
———prohibit investment funding for foreign manufacturing enterprises that would cause a reduction in U.S. manufacturing, H9939, H9940 [13OC]
———reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9924, H9927, H9935, H9939, H9940, H9943, H9947, H9949, H9950, H9952 [13OC], E1152
———reauthorize (H.R. 3381), H12147
———report to Congress any intervention by Federal departments or agencies with intent to delay the settlement of any claim, H9949, H9950 [13OC]
———require public notification and meetings prior to approval of projects that may have an adverse environmental impact, H9935 [13OC]
Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (H.R. 1907), H6947 [3AU]
SBA: improve the general business loan program (H.R. 2615), H6793, H6795, H6796 [2AU]
Serbia: direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2418 [28AP]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to prohibit courts from levying or increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 59), E1310
———rates, H386 [3FE]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, E2420
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9924, H9927, H9935, H9939, H9940, H9943, H9947, H9949, H9950, H9952 [13OC], E1152
———reauthorize (H.R. 3381), H12147
Veterans Day: observance, E2288
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 58), H6894 [3AU]
Votes: position on missed, E1236
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8144 [13SE]
Special order: granted, H6959 [3AU]
Statements
Veterans Day: Becky Peterson, E2288
———Brianna Borman, E2288
———Crystal Stolarik, E2288
———Marty Ladafoged, E2288
———Matt Crocco and Eric Schaid, E2288
Tributes
Bernotos, Richard, E1558
Chiaverina, Chris, E1558
Mercedes-Smith, Ruth, E2427