MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5368 [12JY], H5431 [13JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6583 [27JY], H6685 [29JY]
Articles and editorials
Needle Exchange Programs Have Not Been Proven To Prevent HIV/AIDS, Janet D. Lapey, Drug Watch International (publication), H10109 [14OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1405 [17MR]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H1014 [4MR]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H6353 [22JY]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H892 [2MR]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Bulgaria: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 170), H6843 [2AU]
Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (see H.R. 1666), H2635 [4MY]
Census: increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H11196 [1NO]
———require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), H376 [2FE]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H9899 [12OC]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in Florida (see H.R. 1394), H1971 [13AP]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H8290 [14SE]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]
———increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H11480 [3NO]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), H8665 [24SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H7886 [5AU]
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: reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 172), H237 [7JA]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2636 [4MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H2811 [5MY]
Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8872 [27SE]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see H.R. 982), H1011 [4MR]
Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (see H.R. 2105), H4023 [9JN]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), H1334 [16MR]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]
Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 437), H374 [2FE]
Federal employees: allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies (see H.R. 807), H716 [23FE]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 602), H460 [4FE]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H796 [24FE]
———provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (see H.R. 416), H271 [19JA]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), H816 [25FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), H1335 [16MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H10861 [26OC]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H796 [24FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General Assembly (see H.R. 1054), H1804 [25MR]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H2373 [27AP]
Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters (see H.R. 1530), H2922 [6MY]
Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), H1267 [15MR]
Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H9646 [7OC]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3171 [13MY]
House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and employees (see H. Res. 331), H10120 [14OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H7886 [5AU]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]
———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 cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H3086 [12MY]
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), H892 [2MR]
———limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H957 [3MR]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H717 [23FE]
Israel: U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]
Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), H4822 [23JN]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6019 [20JY]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Medicaid: prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), H892 [2MR]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3860 [8JN]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H891 [2MR]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H226 [6JA]
Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11196 [1NO]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1336 [16MR]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H8099 [9SE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H2203 [20AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2546 [29AP]
Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9646 [7OC]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1803 [25MR]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H269 [19JA]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY] (see H.R. 2668), H6842 [2AU]
———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H2997 [11MY]
Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16), H718 [23FE]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H1803 [25MR]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11372 [2NO]
Romania: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 169), H6843 [2AU]
SBA: extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 3213), H11480 [3NO]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2553 [3MY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H1803 [25MR]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H717 [23FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H8872 [27SE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2811 [5MY]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H957 [3MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H538 [9FE] (see H.R. 464), H816 [25FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H8099 [9SE]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H7996 [8SE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H2636 [4MY]
———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), H4471 [16JN]
———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 264), H241 [7JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), H957 [3MR]
———treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 462), H375 [2FE]
———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 3034), H10120 [14OC]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]
U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H12109 [16NO]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H796 [24FE] (see H.R. 303), H11144 [28OC]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H7885 [5AU]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 1106), H1258 [11MR]
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), H10174 [18OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 556), H418 [3FE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 43), H1696 [24MR]
———improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), H5334 [1JY]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), H956 [3MR]
Slovak Republic: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6598 [29JY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H1869 [13AP]
Lists
Major Mexican drug traffickers with outstanding extradition requests, H4725 [22JN]
Service members killed in terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces in Saudi Arabia, H4884 [24JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1475 [22MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: allow participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, H4035
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center, H11950 [10NO]
Colombia: anti-narcotics equipment funding for National Police, H6685, H6686 [29JY]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 101), H1560 [23MR]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H4874 [24JN]
———independent counsel law repeal, H831 [2MR]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H10851-H10857 [26OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4035
Dept. of Justice: violence against women and bulletproof vest grant programs funding through offsets in International Trade Administration funding, H7201 [4AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5431 [13JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7201 [4AU]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), H10107, H10117 [14OC], H10851-H10857 [26OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H12104 [16NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), H11437 [3NO]
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H10107 [14OC], H10856 [26OC], H11437 [3NO], H12104 [16NO]
———prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect, H10107 [14OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H780, H782 [24FE], H881-H885 [2MR], H1059-H1061 [9MR], H1326, H1328, H1329, H1330, H1331 [16MR], H1927-H1930 [13AP], H2189-H2194 [20AP], H2347-H2351 [27AP], H3162-H3166 [13MY], H3283 [18MY], H3594, H3595, H3596, H3598, H3599 [25MY], H3826-H3831 [8JN], H4331-H4336 [15JN], H4722, H4726 [22JN], H5079-H5084 [29JN], H5441-H5446 [13JY], H6011-H6015 [20JY], H6953 [3AU], H8459-H8463 [21SE], H8959-H8964 [28SE], H9403-H9408 [5OC], H9892-H9897 [12OC], H10719-H10722 [21OC], H10851-H10857 [26OC], H11359, H11364 [2NO], H11847-H11850 [9NO], H11946-H11950 [10NO], H12101-H12105 [16NO]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (H. Res. 253), H5860 [20JY]
———national policy to improve system, H1925-H1927 [13AP]
Federal employees: allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies (H.R. 807), H1282, H1284 [16MR]
Florida: land acquisition along the St. Johns River, H5431 [13JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6685, H6686, H6687 [29JY]
Government: authorize printing of ``How Our Laws Are Made'', ``Our American Government'', and the pocket version and document-sized annotated version of the U.S. Constitution (H. Con. Res. 221), H11729, H11730 [9NO]
Haiti: national police force abuses, H8960 [28SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 719), H3282 [18MY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1203, H1234 [11MR]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H881-H885 [2MR], H1059-H1061 [9MR], H1326, H1328, H1329, H1330, H1331 [16MR]
———drug control efforts, H2348 [27AP], H3826-H3831 [8JN], H4331-H4336 [15JN]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H1925 [13AP]
NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 89), H5153 [30JN]
Panama Canal: agreements relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H2349 [27AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8284 [14SE]
Republican Party: national agenda, H10851-H10857 [26OC]
Saudi Arabia: anniversary of terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces, H4883 [24JN]
Slovak Republic: tribute to democratic elections and inauguration of Rudy Schuster as President, H4213 [14JN]
———U.S. policy (H. Con. Res. 165), H12027 [16NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6763 [2AU]
Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6763 [2AU]
Veterans Day: observance, H11950 [10NO]
Votes: position on missed, H619
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4220 [14JN], H4906 [24JN], H5176 [30JN], H6959 [3AU], H8965 [28SE], H10118 [14OC], H11192 [1NO]
Tributes
Constantine, Thomas A., H5079 [29JN]
Earnest, Charles B., E1784
Lombardi, John V., H11184
Moody, Samuel B., H5163 [30JN]