MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4488, H4490 [17JN]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5317 [1JY]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H1481 [23MR]
Conferee: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer Protection Act, H4787 [23JN]
———S. 376, Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act, H11939 [10NO]
———S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H1972 [13AP]
Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see H.R. 1463), H3461 [20MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1472 [18MR]
Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 1935), H5572 [14JY]
Armenia: 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]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H717 [23FE]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 950), H1804 [25MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H12109 [16NO]
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), H5367 [12JY]
CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H8872 [27SE]
Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10724 [21OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H7886 [5AU]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), H5332 [1JY]
Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H12793 [18NO]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H7997 [8SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H4126 [10JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1163 [10MR]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2384), H5091 [29JN]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H796 [24FE]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H1334 [16MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H825 [1MR] (see H.R. 1644), H3711 [27MY]
———human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), H1408 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H6353 [22JY]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H4472 [16JN]
Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), H5367 [12JY]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1268 [15MR]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H2468 [28AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), H3215 [17MY]
———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H956 [3MR]
———establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), H2920 [6MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H6760 [30JY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H1260 [11MR]
Electronic commerce: improve access to electronic databases including securities market information databases (see H.R. 1858), H3391 [19MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H376 [2FE]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H2133 [15AP]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H814 [25FE]
Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H8149 [13SE]
———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), H11703 [8NO]
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see H.R. 1269), H1868 [12AP]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H3606 [25MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H2998 [11MY] (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H379 [2FE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 109), H235 [7JA] (see H.R. 902), H889 [2MR]
Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1474 [18MR]
Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), H794 [24FE]
———purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H5367 [12JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1064), H2273 [21AP]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H3859 [8JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
———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]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H717 [23FE]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), H1472 [18MR]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H3461 [20MY]
———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), H7887 [5AU]
Health: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H3605 [25MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA]
———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H4735 [22JN]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3860 [8JN]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H7997 [8SE]
———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), H6599 [29JY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), H6963 [3AU]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H379 [2FE]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see H.R. 1477), H5750 [16JY]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H6583 [27JY]
———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), H717 [23FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H8100 [9SE]
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H11703 [8NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H6353 [22JY]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H12109 [16NO]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H7885 [5AU]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), H417 [3FE]
Medicare: coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), H5751 [16JY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), H1268 [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), H2202 [20AP]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H12795 [18NO]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 655), H6199 [21JY]
———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), H376 [2FE]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H5750 [16JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H3860 [8JN]
———prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients (see H.R. 2246), H4470 [16JN]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3503 [24MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
National Youth Violence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2093), H4022 [9JN]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), H956 [3MR]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H715 [23FE]
Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 3265), H11852 [9NO]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H6599 [29JY]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), H5456 [13JY]
———prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), H957 [3MR]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H795 [24FE]
———reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), H11853 [9NO]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H11481 [3NO]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H5751 [16JY]
Pakistan: prohibit waiver of certain sanctions until the President certifies that Pakistan has a democratically elected government (see H.R. 3330), H12109 [16NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H12109 [16NO]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), H824 [1MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA] (see H.R. 1739), H2920 [6MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12795 [18NO]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), H416 [3FE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3296 [18MY]
Public utilities: provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), H3858 [8JN]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]
Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), H2203 [20AP]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), H795 [24FE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), H4023 [9JN]
SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in bond markets (see H.R. 1400), H2053 [14AP]
———require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), H1257 [11MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2055 [14AP]
———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]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H5335 [1JY]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———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), H1471 [18MR]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H794 [24FE]
———investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities markets (see H.R. 990), H1012 [4MR]
Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see H.R. 1363), H1865 [12AP]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H8468 [21SE]
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 193), H238 [7JA]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H6600 [29JY]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 740), H643 [11FE]
———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H2273 [21AP]
———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 873), H815 [25FE]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), H2131 [15AP]
———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), H4130 [10JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H892 [2MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2133 [15AP]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2304 [26AP]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), H11371 [2NO]
———provide tax credit for caregivers (see H.R. 2458), H5334 [1JY]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), H4614 [17JN]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H6759 [30JY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H419 [3FE]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H8100 [9SE]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 3261), H11852 [9NO]
Telecommunications Development Fund: improve operations (see H.R. 3498), H12793 [18NO]
Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H12792 [18NO]
Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. Res. 178), H7885 [5AU] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H8099 [9SE]
———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (see H.R. 1554), H2304 [26AP]
Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate (see H.R. 2307), H4734 [22JN]
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]
TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), H236 [7JA]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H11854 [9NO]
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]
Weapons: allow certain number of Trident ballistic missile submarines to be retired or dismantled and use savings for national missile defense programs (see H.R. 542), H957 [3MR]
———strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3085 [12MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H1973 [13AP]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H2133 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H9515 [6OC]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H815 [25FE]
FCC: ensure that unaffiliated service providers have open, nondiscriminatory access to broadband facilities that enable access to the Internet over cable systems (see H. Con. Res. 173), H7884 [5AU]
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), H11954 [10NO]
———protect confidentiality of personal financial information (see H.R. 1339), H1801 [25MR]
Firearms: study marketing practices of the firearms industry (see H.R. 2063), H3858 [8JN]
Health: provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [10MR]
Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial information (see H.R. 1340), H1801 [25MR]
Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), H418 [3FE]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H7885 [5AU]
———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1696 [24MR]
Privacy: prevent unfair and deceptive practices in the collection and use of personal information (see H.R. 3321), H11954 [10NO]
Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance investor protections (see H.R. 3483), H12792 [18NO]
Social Security: investment of amounts held in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in private sector securities markets (see H.R. 871), H815 [25FE]
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see H.J. Res. 47), H2469 [28AP]
Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 3022), H9410 [5OC]
Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H6198 [21JY]
Letters
Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens Into the 21st Century Act: by, H8813
Proclamations
Boston College Law School Anniversary: by, E2056
Remarks
Appropriations: eliminate certain rescissions used to offset emergency supplemental appropriations, H1632 [24MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), H1632 [24MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2235
Boston College: anniversary of Law School, E2056
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute, H9905 [13OC]
Budget: ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare prior to enacting any tax cuts, H1828 [12AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1714 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, H1989 [14AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 131), H1703 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), motion to instruct conferees, H1828 [12AP]
CERCLA: reauthorize (H.R. 2956), E1979
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6466 [27JY]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, H9825 [12OC]
CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (H.R. 3032), E2042
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4489, H4490, H4491, H4495 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8307 [15SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), motion to instruct conferees, H5212 [1JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish National Nuclear Security Administration, H8307 [15SE]
———provide for organization of counterintelligence, intelligence, and nuclear security programs and activities, H8307 [15SE]
———purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads, H1632 [24MR]
———renewable energy research and development funding, H6543
———weatherization assistance grants funding, H5481, H5564 [14JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6033 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5481, H5514, H5564 [14JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2466), conference report, H10681 [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7362, H7363, H7364 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8059
Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), H11165, H11167, H11169 [1NO]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (H.R. 872), E287
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6543
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, H4495 [17JN]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (H.R. 851), H812, H813 [25FE]
———prohibit requirement to use accounting method not conforming to generally accepted accounting principles, H7362, H7363, H7364 [5AU]
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers, H6730 [30JY]
———ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers and prevent redlining in the insurance industry, H5191, H5320, H5321 [1JY]
———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information, H5311, H5314 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5229, H5311, H5314 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 235), H5191 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H5317, H5320, H5321 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11535 [4NO]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 355), H11522 [4NO]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), motion to instruct conferees, H6730 [30JY]
Firearms: study marketing practices of the firearms industry, H4489 [17JN]
———study marketing practices of the firearms industry (H.R. 2063), E1176
Health: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (H.R. 1941), E1105
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9478 [6OC]
Housing: restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens (H.R. 202), H8813
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (H.R. 2691), E1736
Internet: protect children from violent imagery, H2311 [27AP]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict nuclear cooperation relative to compliance with international nuclear weapons agreements, H6033 [21JY]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2391 [28AP]
———tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia, H5212 [1JY]
Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 549), E129
———reform, H1989 [14AP]
Mining and mineral resources: regulation of public lands surrounding claims used for waste disposal, H5514 [14JY]
National Alzheimer's Awareness Month: observance, E2486
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 120), H1415 [18MR]
National Youth Violence Commission: establish (H.R. 2093), E1202
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (H. Con. Res. 177), E1775
———stockpile management (H. Con. Res. 74), E554
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), H912
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 (H.R. 2644), H10617 [21OC]
———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (H.R. 514), H802, H805 [25FE]
———treatment of individuals who unintentionally divulge intercepted electronic communications, H805 [25FE]
SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in bond markets (H.R. 1400), H4136
Securities: improve regulation of certain derivatives dealers and hedge funds, reduce risk to financial markets, and enhance investor protections (H.R. 3483), E2510
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2391 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2391 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2391 [28AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1714 [25MR]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11621 [5NO]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H727 [24FE], H1714 [25MR]
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 193), H671
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (H.J. Res. 47), E805
———study on media and violence, H4490, H4491 [17JN]
Taxation: 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), H6241 [22JY]
———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), conference report, H7274
———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), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6097 [21JY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (H.R. 3261), H11934, H11935 [10NO]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (H.R. 438), H730, H733 [24FE]
———promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (S. 800), H9859, H9861, H9862 [12OC]
———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (H.R. 3022), E2036
Television: importance of family-oriented programming (H. Con. Res. 184), H8124 [13SE]
———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), H2318, H2319, H2321 [27AP]
———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11812, H11814, H11815, H11816 [9NO]
Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (H.R. 2579), E1623
Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Day, E727
Udall, Morris K.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 40), H981 [4MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H813 [25FE]
Statements
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Executive Office of the President, H11167 [1NO]