MASCARA, FRANK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H10032 [13OC]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H268 [19JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H10770 [25OC]
Aviation: increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), H10174 [18OC]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]
Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 466), H375 [2FE]
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), H11196 [1NO]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H6843 [2AU]
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]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H7882 [5AU]
———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H5572 [14JY]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (see H.R. 2162), H8100 [9SE]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6759 [30JY]
———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), H8967 [28SE]
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), H3861 [8JN]
Courts: 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]
Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H4223 [14JN]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5336 [1JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H7885 [5AU]
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), H6843 [2AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H7996 [8SE]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1973), H3709 [27MY]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), H3693 [26MY]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H1804 [25MR] (see H.R. 1387), H10861 [26OC]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H5335 [1JY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H794 [24FE]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H2998 [11MY]
———reform television broadcast stations ownership rules (see H.R. 3203), H11371 [2NO]
———revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), H2055 [14AP]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), H6200 [21JY]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H5571 [14JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H12795 [18NO]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 665), H645 [11FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H9410 [5OC]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H9077 [30SE]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H6583 [27JY]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1958), H4130 [10JN]
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]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H4735 [22JN]
———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]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [10MR]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H890 [2MR]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H5687 [15JY]
———expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5094 [29JN]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H10611 [20OC]
Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H10120 [14OC]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H12109 [16NO]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H242 [7JA]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H10770 [25OC]
———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: impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil (see H.R. 502), H377 [2FE]
———limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H5333 [1JY]
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H11557 [4NO]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 622), H1259 [11MR]
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), H3605 [25MY]
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), H1256 [11MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8469 [21SE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H8873 [27SE]
———eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), H6582 [27JY]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1333 [16MR]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H6759 [30JY]
———modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), H2299 [22AP]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H9303 [4OC]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H892 [2MR]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H271 [19JA]
———revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 2240), H6599 [29JY]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H1258 [11MR]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H2921 [6MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H2636 [4MY]
Mining and mineral resources: provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), H10770 [25OC]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), H956 [3MR]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H10861 [26OC]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1336 [16MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H825 [1MR]
———prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H11372 [2NO]
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), H3861 [8JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1163 [10MR]
Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), H6599 [29JY]
Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (see H.R. 659), H538 [9FE]
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), H12795 [18NO]
———reform (see H.R. 1102), H6964 [3AU]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H1013 [4MR]
Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see H.R. 100), H2470 [28AP]
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), H5572 [14JY]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H5456 [13JY]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11703 [8NO]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H1801 [25MR]
Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 3068), H10032 [13OC]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence (see H.R. 1531), H6759 [30JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H12794 [18NO] (see H.R. 568), H12226 [17NO]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———eliminate fees for Federal administration of State supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), H1804 [25MR]
———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), H2921 [6MY]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H237 [7JA]
———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 133), H9241 [1OC]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5751 [16JY]
Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), H4024 [9JN]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H6353 [22JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H1804 [25MR]
———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]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H4913 [24JN]
———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), H2634 [4MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H3860 [8JN]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H6759 [30JY]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H240 [7JA]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2304 [26AP]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H957 [3MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H7885 [5AU]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H3171 [13MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7885 [5AU]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H267 [19JA]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H3711 [27MY]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H5687 [15JY]
———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H4993 [25JN]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 52), H1697 [24MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6600 [29JY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H6843 [2AU]
———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), H5368 [12JY]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H2928 [10MY]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H5335 [1JY]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H8100 [9SE]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H5687 [15JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4735 [22JN]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H5839 [19JY]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H481 [8FE]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1868 [12AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), H10339 [19OC]
Senior citizens: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs (see H. Con. Res. 152), H5456 [13JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5095 [30JN], H5461 [14JY]
Remarks
Amodei, Laura Jane: tribute for participation in Special Olympic games, E1268
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (H. Res. 298), H10184 [19OC]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5095 [30JN]
Foreign trade: compliance with World Trade Organization trade rules relative to iron and steel import quotas, H1354 [17MR]
Hunter, Ashly: tribute for participation in Special Olympic games, E1268
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7230 [4AU]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1354 [17MR]
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7230 [4AU]
RPS, Inc.: tribute, E1685
Senior citizens: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs (H. Con. Res. 152), H5461 [14JY]
Voices Against Violence Teen Conference: tribute, E2093
Votes: position on missed, E2049
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8870 [27SE], H9408 [5OC], H10722 [21OC], H10767 [25OC], H10859 [26OC], H11141 [28OC]
Tributes
Mollohan, Robert H., H7230 [4AU]
Schultz, Michael J., E2522