McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)
Addresses
Mental Health Struggles: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, E1179
Appointments
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 68, setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009, H1833 [12AP]
Articles and editorials
Business Group Suspends Local Medicare Coverage Project, Bonar Menninger, Kansas City Business Journal, H3285 [18MY]
Correcting the Record on the Estate Tax, Meade Emory, Seattle (WA) Times, E1829
GOP Considers 13-Month Fiscal Year, Eric Pianin, Washington (DC) Post, H8153 [14SE]
Medicare Tests of Competitive Bidding Rile HMOs Fearing a Drop in Payments, Laurie McGinley, Wall Street Journal, H3286
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H2921 [6MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3171 [13MY]
Armed Forces: increase basic pay and revise the retired pay computation formula applicable to certain veterans (see H.R. 500), H717 [23FE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H717 [23FE]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1162 [10MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H6759 [30JY]
———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H4024 [9JN]
———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
China, People's Republic of: encourage a dialog with Tibet (see H. Res. 389), H12226 [17NO]
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), H539 [9FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Columbia River: designate certain segment as recreation area (see H.R. 1314), H1800 [25MR]
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]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H645 [11FE] (see H.R. 1644), H2545 [29AP]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), H2546 [29AP]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H645 [11FE]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2133 [15AP]
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]
———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]
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), H418 [3FE]
———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H8873 [27SE]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1268 [15MR]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H5178 [30JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H7885 [5AU]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H459 [4FE]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H1162 [10MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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]
———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), H586 [10FE]
Education: encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see H.R. 2865), H8873 [27SE]
———establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H795 [24FE]
———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H375 [2FE]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H1260 [11MR]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), H481 [8FE]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H8665 [24SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), H8469 [21SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 1818), H6424 [26JY]
Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H11953 [10NO]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H10862 [26OC]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), H3296 [18MY]
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), H12109 [16NO]
———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see H.R. 1929), H3604 [25MY]
Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 1809), H3170 [13MY]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H11372 [2NO]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3323), H11954 [10NO]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H12107 [16NO]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 2345), H4911 [24JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H8967 [28SE]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H11703 [8NO]
———require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies and equipment (see H.R. 212), H3086 [12MY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE] (see H.R. 2489), H5455 [13JY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H9022 [29SE]
Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H2300 [22AP]
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]
———guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), H8374 [15SE]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H3392 [19MY]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H4735 [22JN]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H2547 [29AP]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H1595 [23MR]
———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H9076 [30SE]
Health: ensure availability of adequate frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum for biomedical telemetry (see H.R. 2379), H5091 [29JN]
———promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1260), H2547 [29AP]
———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H5572 [14JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [10MR]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3860 [8JN]
Hoat, Doan Viet: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1336 [16MR]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2544 [29AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H8872 [27SE]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H1867 [12AP]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H5179 [30JN]
———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H3860 [8JN]
———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H8375 [15SE]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5572 [14JY]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H10032 [13OC]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H3861 [8JN]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 251), H6353 [22JY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H11854 [9NO]
INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate functions and restructure fees relative to immigration enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), H8629 [23SE]
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), H273 [19JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2272 [21AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H1867 [12AP]
International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3860 [8JN]
International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), H9516 [6OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3393 [19MY]
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]
Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 1896), H6583 [27JY]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4223 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5091 [29JN]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5572 [14JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10862 [26OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H3606 [25MY]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6843 [2AU]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H645 [11FE]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see H.R. 458), H375 [2FE]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1804 [25MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5751 [16JY]
———permit public schools and other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1298), H2273 [21AP]
———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]
———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H4822 [23JN]
Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H7025 [4AU]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2922 [6MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), H1019 [8MR] (see H.R. 1495), H2202 [20AP]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H4993 [25JN]
———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H379 [2FE]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H9242 [1OC]
———ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), H2201 [20AP]
———exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services and develop and implement a classification system to vary the limitations (see H.R. 1736), H6019 [20JY]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H8467 [21SE]
———expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), H3460 [20MY]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), H3296 [18MY] (see H.R. 1785), H9646 [7OC]
———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 payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 2930), H11703 [8NO]
———increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), H9515 [6OC]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H1268 [15MR]
———make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), H10119 [14OC]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8099 [9SE]
———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), H2545 [29AP]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H7996 [8SE]
———restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), H955 [3MR]
———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), H268 [19JA]
Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), H6352 [22JY]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H12793 [18NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H6759 [30JY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H3461 [20MY]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see H.R. 1167), H1407 [17MR]
———use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12793 [18NO]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H715 [23FE]
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), H460 [4FE]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8873 [27SE]
North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H5367 [12JY]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1259 [11MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H642 [11FE]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H1408 [17MR]
———remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11645 [5NO]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), H8629 [23SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H1803 [25MR]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4735 [22JN]
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), H459 [4FE]
Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), H5688 [15JY]
———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H2468 [28AP]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), H584 [10FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H7996 [8SE]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), H824 [1MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1739), H2920 [6MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12226 [17NO]
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), H7997 [8SE]
Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1788), H6199 [21JY]
Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), H8873 [27SE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H3460 [20MY]
———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H11145 [28OC]
Social Security: 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), 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), H2133 [15AP]
———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: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H1474 [18MR]
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see H.J. Res. 47), H2469 [28AP]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5688 [15JY]
———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H4024 [9JN]
———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 individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (see H.R. 2185), H5751 [16JY]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H2921 [6MY]
———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4665 [18JN]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1407), H2053 [14AP]
———clarify rules relative to lessee construction allowances and to contributions to the capital of retailers (see H.R. 1986), H5688 [15JY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6599 [29JY]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 740), H643 [11FE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H642 [11FE]
———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H1799 [25MR]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H8556 [22SE]
———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]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H1801 [25MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), H658 [12FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H815 [25FE]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H272 [19JA]
———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 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), H2133 [15AP]
———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), H1696 [24MR]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H8872 [27SE]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1801 [25MR]
———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]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3099), H10339 [19OC]
———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 580), H3212 [14MY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1972 [13AP]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2430), H5332 [1JY]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H8100 [9SE]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H461 [4FE]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H1972 [13AP]
Thomas S. Foley Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate (see H.R. 211), H239 [7JA]
———designate plaza at the south entrance as the Walter F. Horan Plaza (see H.R. 211), H239 [7JA]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2406), H5178 [30JN]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H2203 [20AP] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1973 [13AP]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2203 [20AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines (see H.R. 26), H419 [3FE]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H6964 [3AU]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2373 [27AP]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H8289 [14SE]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H3085 [12MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), H4223 [14JN]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H6582 [27JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H4735 [22JN]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H8290 [14SE]
Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center and renovation of a sports complex (see H.R. 2231), H5751 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1164), H1406 [17MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1472 [18MR]
———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 2878), H8375 [15SE]
Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), H376 [2FE]
Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities (see H.R. 2447), H5333 [1JY]
———improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), H2131 [15AP]
Tariff: polyethylene base materials (see H.R. 1701), H2809 [5MY]
Taxation: credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see H.R. 1819), H3211 [14MY]
Essays
Are You an American? Elizabeth Bokan, E1425
Remarks
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (H. Res. 279), H10202 [19OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3806, H3807 [8JN]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3257 [18MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H11073 [28OC]
———ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare prior to enacting any tax cuts, H1825 [12AP]
———provide discretionary spending offsets (H.R. 3085), H10225, H10229 [19OC]
———Republican proposal to adjust fiscal year to meet spending caps, H8152 [14SE]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (H. Res. 306), H8894 [28SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1714, H1774 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, H1986 [14AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 137), H1982 [14AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), motion to instruct conferees, H1825 [12AP]
Community Reinvestment Act: protect and expand, E1364
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, H10038 [14OC]
Crime: penalties for violent conduct against pregnant women which interrupts or terminates a pregnancy, H9067 [30SE]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9067 [30SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10880 [27OC]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H3806, H3807 [8JN]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), E1364
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4601 [17JN]
Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland (H.R. 1164), E463
Foreign trade: compliance with World Trade Organization trade rules relative to iron and steel import quotas, H1355 [17MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1200), E495
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9464 [6OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H4831 [24JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9497 [6OC]
Horsey, David: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, E718
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1355 [17MR]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1174 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian health programs (H.R. 470), E106
Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities (H.R. 2447), E1487
———improve access to benefits and programs to eligible, low-income beneficiaries (H.R. 1455), E681
———prohibit privatization, H1340 [17MR]
———reform, H867 [2MR], H1774 [25MR], H1982, H1986 [14AP], H2340, H2342, H2343, H2344, H2345 [27AP], H3284 [18MY]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (H.R. 1598), E796
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2476 [29AP]
———authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1714 [25MR], H1982, H1986 [14AP]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration (H. Res. 186), H3651, H3652 [26MY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11614 [5NO]
———reform, H865, H866, H868, H869 [2MR]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H895 [3MR], H1714, H1774 [25MR]
Tariff: polyethylene base materials (H.R. 1701), E858
Taxation: credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (H.R. 1819), E972
———oppose increases to fund additional Government spending (H. Con. Res. 208), H10783 [26OC]
———phase-out and repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, E1829
———rates, H1986 [14AP]
Votes: position on missed, H294
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3292 [18MY]
Special order: granted, H3293 [18MY]
Tables
Average Federal health benefits tax expenditure by income level (1996), E973
Tributes
Bokan, Elizabeth, E1425