MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H3742 [7JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H8966 [28SE]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H224 [6JA]
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 import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H4128 [10JN]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11955 [10NO]
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), H3862 [8JN]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H2810 [5MY]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H3711 [27MY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H537 [9FE]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8628 [23SE]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H1333 [16MR]
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), H2810 [5MY]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H1799 [25MR]
Children and youth: assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults and expand the work opportunity tax credit to certain foster care children (see H.R. 671), H584 [10FE]
———establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H2203 [20AP]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 1119), H1334 [16MR]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), H11645 [5NO]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12110 [16NO]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), H5332 [1JY]
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), H1335 [16MR] (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), H8556 [22SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H4128 [10JN]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H4342 [15JN]
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]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H2471 [28AP]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H8149 [13SE]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H796 [24FE]
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), H645 [11FE] (see H.R. 1644), H3711 [27MY]
Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), H585 [10FE]
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), H11144 [28OC]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7882 [5AU]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3503 [24MY]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H5178 [30JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H11068 [27OC]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H645 [11FE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H2811 [5MY]
———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H5572 [14JY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H8665 [24SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H3606 [25MY]
European Union: bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 39), H460 [4FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), H4126 [10JN]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H1335 [16MR]
———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), H1334 [16MR]
FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 1818), H6424 [26JY]
Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H11372 [2NO]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H825 [1MR]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and efficiency in international government procurement through capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see H.R. 3116), H10611 [20OC]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H717 [23FE]
———protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H2811 [5MY]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H9646 [7OC]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H11372 [2NO]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H3461 [20MY]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5573 [14JY]
Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), H1406 [17MR]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE]
Foreign trade: exemptions from certain import prohibitions (see H.R. 1808), H3170 [13MY]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H6199 [21JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———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), H6600 [29JY]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H9077 [30SE]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H5839 [19JY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4025 [9JN]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H1011 [4MR]
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), H5336 [1JY] (see H.R. 3149), H10861 [26OC]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1250), H1868 [12AP]
———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H6199 [21JY]
———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H6963 [3AU]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H2637 [4MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H5335 [1JY]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H2203 [20AP]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H3212 [14MY]
———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), H1259 [11MR]
———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]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H1799 [25MR]
———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), H2373 [27AP]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H2203 [20AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3605 [25MY]
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), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
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]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 3189), E2532 [22NO]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11854 [9NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1474 [18MR]
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), H11196 [1NO]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6019 [20JY]
———permit public schools and other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1298), H2203 [20AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H2052 [14AP]
———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs (see H.R. 1289), H2636 [4MY]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H1335 [16MR]
———coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), H5751 [16JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), H1336 [16MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3860 [8JN]
———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), H3695 [26MY]
———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]
———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]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H1336 [16MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H1268 [15MR]
———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H269 [19JA]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8469 [21SE]
———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), H3171 [13MY]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see H.R. 1140), H6019 [20JY]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H10862 [26OC]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1267 [15MR] (see H.R. 2002), H3710 [27MY]
———restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), H4823 [23JN]
———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), H1477 [22MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H2374 [27AP]
Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), H8469 [21SE]
———recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H1802 [25MR]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H537 [9FE]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H7886 [5AU]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H1260 [11MR]
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), H4735 [22JN]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H12795 [18NO]
NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H10174 [18OC]
———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H3296 [18MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H642 [11FE]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H4733 [22JN]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H1260 [11MR]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
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), H3295 [18MY]
———establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H2546 [29AP]
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]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H8629 [23SE]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H9022 [29SE]
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]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), H2201 [20AP]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H12227 [17NO]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 938), H890 [2MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1866 [12AP]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———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]
———grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), H10119 [14OC]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H3086 [12MY]
———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]
———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2976), H9021 [29SE]
———protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of non-Social Security surpluses to strengthen and protect Medicare (see H.R. 3165), H11143 [28OC]
Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), H417 [3FE]
States: improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), H2637 [4MY]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H1258 [11MR]
———allow a credit for certain corporations which have substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership by employees (see H.R. 338), H5572 [14JY]
———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H4223 [14JN]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H11702 [8NO]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H7886 [5AU]
———allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), H1012 [4MR]
———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H2919 [6MY]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), H2053 [14AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H5335 [1JY]
———credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see H.R. 1819), H3211 [14MY]
———deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2038), H5367 [12JY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1595 [23MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H642 [11FE]
———exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), H5334 [1JY]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 1292), H1799 [25MR]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H4736 [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), H2634 [4MY]
———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see H.R. 2331), H4822 [23JN]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
———extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2936), H8628 [23SE]
———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]
———increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1213), H1477 [22MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H815 [25FE]
———modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), H4022 [9JN]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H237 [7JA]
———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]
———prevent conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital gain into income eligible for long-term capital gain rates (see H.R. 1703), H3695 [26MY]
———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H11068 [27OC]
———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H7880 [5AU]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H3606 [25MY]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H8556 [22SE]
———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), H1696 [24MR]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), H4614 [17JN]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H8872 [27SE]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H4993 [25JN]
———reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), H4615 [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]
———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), H715 [23FE]
———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), H1408 [17MR]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1420), H3711 [27MY]
———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 beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 2735), H7881 [5AU]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), H3391 [19MY]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), H3856 [8JN]
———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 580), H1408 [17MR]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), H1408 [17MR]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H3392 [19MY]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H460 [4FE]
———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 gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H9077 [30SE]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2880), H8375 [15SE]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H1472 [18MR]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H461 [4FE]
———treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), H5332 [1JY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H1334 [16MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H642 [11FE]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see H.R. 179), H272 [19JA]
Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), H2635 [4MY]
———smuggling prevention programs (see H.R. 2503), H5570 [14JY]
———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H7886 [5AU]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2406), H5178 [30JN]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H891 [2MR]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4993 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H6018 [20JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6200 [21JY]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H2203 [20AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5368 [12JY]
Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 875), H2636 [4MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2299 [22AP]
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H11557 [4NO]
Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 889), H824 [1MR]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H825 [1MR]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H891 [2MR] (see H.R. 1248), H1695 [24MR]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see H. Res. 384), H12226 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H2202 [20AP]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 225), H4993 [25JN]
Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 363), H11703 [8NO]
States: reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child support enforcement system (see H.R. 2877), H8375 [15SE]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5333 [1JY]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 2380), H5091 [29JN]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 3047), H9645 [7OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6203 [22JY]
Remarks
Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (H. Res. 306), H8892 [28SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1713 [25MR]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6439 [27JY]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2481 [29AP]
———reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 507), conference report, H7433
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4761
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), conference report, H10058
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6523
Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (H.R. 1491), E695
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H198 [6JA]
Japanese Americans: tribute to Coram Nobis Legal Team, E252
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Go for Broke Monument in commemoration of Japanese-American soldiers participation in World War II, E1314
Medicare: reform, H864 [2MR]
Owens, Howard L.: Health Access of California (business) Lifetime Health Care Advocate Award recipient, E31
Sacramento, CA: anniversary, E1802
———anniversary of Buddhist Church of Sacramento, E2014
———anniversary of Congregation B'nai Israel, E2112
———condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (H. Res. 226), H5031, H5034 [29JN]
———dedication of B.T. Collins Army Reserve Training Center, E2173
———flood control projects funding, H2481 [29AP], H6523
———tribute to Japanese American Citizens League community service honorees, E2200
Sacramento County, CA: light rail extension project funding, H4761
Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 363), H12044 [16NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1713 [25MR], H6801 [2AU]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3669, H3670, H3672, H3673 [26MY]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (H.J. Res. 32), H854 [2MR]
———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 (H.R. 1180), H10257, H10264 [19OC], E484
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H1713 [25MR]
State Hornet (California State University, Sacramento publication): anniversary, E1648
Taxation: rates, H864 [2MR]
———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), H6204 [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), motion to instruct, H6801 [2AU]
———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), veto, H8619 [23SE]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (H.R. 3047), E2066
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (H.R. 721), E224
Western Propane Gas Association: anniversary, E780
Ziegler, Michael: United Cerebral Palsy Association of Sacramento, CA, Humanitarian Award recipient, E2227
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H11850 [9NO]
Tributes
Cochran, Robert D., E249
Collins, B.T., E2173
Easter, Steven W., E687
Ellis, John M., E728
Fahn, Alex and Shirley, E939
Fat, Wing Kai, E1698
Fong, Roger, E24
Inouye, Art M., E246
Machen, Harold P., E1320
Medina, Virginia, E1647
Nelson, Michael R., E1066
Okura, K. Patrick, E1915
Serna, Joe, Jr., E2367
Sherriff, Edward R., E2230
Takehara, Tom, E244
Tochterman, Ronald W., E1976