MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 131), H1708 [25MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6425 [26JY], H6700 [29JY]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H202, H204 [6JA]
Articles and editorials
Liability for the Millennium Bug, New York (NY) Times, H3008 [12MY]
Steps We Must Take on Third-World Labor, Paul Fireman, Washington (DC) Post, E2189
Teaching Hospitals Say Medicare Cuts Have Them Bleeding Red Ink, Carey Goldberg, New York (NY) Times, E892
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H11854 [9NO]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7886 [5AU]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H2470 [28AP]
Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11481 [3NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door (see H. Con. Res. 158), H5750 [16JY]
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), H3860 [8JN]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H3461 [20MY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12110 [16NO]
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), H9646 [7OC]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 45), H538 [9FE]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H4913 [24JN]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H8665 [24SE]
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. 1644), H2545 [29AP]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H3861 [8JN]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2300 [22AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H10173 [18OC]
Ecology and environment: 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), H2373 [27AP]
———establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 1733), H2920 [6MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H2133 [15AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 457), H892 [2MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H4616 [17JN]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2273 [21AP]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H2921 [6MY]
———protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H2811 [5MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H419 [3FE]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H9899 [12OC]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H3695 [26MY]
Health: establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), H7883 [5AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [10MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4342 [15JN]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 38), H419 [3FE]
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]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [19OC]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H8100 [9SE]
———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), H957 [3MR]
———tax treatment of long-term care services, educational campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), H5336 [1JY]
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), H796 [24FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4616 [17JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11068 [27OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H5335 [1JY]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2373 [27AP]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6424 [26JY]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H9077 [30SE]
Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), H418 [3FE]
———coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), H4025 [9JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H3859 [8JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), H824 [1MR] (see H.R. 1495), H2202 [20AP]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H8374 [15SE]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1333 [16MR]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 655), H3860 [8JN]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), H6843 [2AU]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H5572 [14JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H378 [2FE]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H3392 [19MY]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H6199 [21JY]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1972 [13AP]
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), H379 [2FE]
National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), H3606 [25MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H8469 [21SE]
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), H225 [6JA]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8557 [22SE]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H1164 [10MR]
———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H3861 [8JN]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1259 [11MR]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11645 [5NO]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
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), H3461 [20MY]
———establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H891 [2MR]
———recognize importance of families pledging to each other to be organ and tissue donors (see H. Res. 201), H4913 [24JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]
Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 805), H716 [23FE]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H6599 [29JY]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 233), H645 [11FE]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 938), H890 [2MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———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), H2373 [27AP]
Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 193), H238 [7JA]
Tariff: personal effects of individuals associated with the 1999 International Special Olympics and Women's World Cup, the 2001 International Special Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games (see H.R. 103), H235 [7JA]
Taxation: ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 873), H815 [25FE]
———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]
———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), H1474 [18MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1803 [25MR]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1260 [11MR]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H3461 [20MY]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H6964 [3AU]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H6759 [30JY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 1011), H1012 [4MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H2546 [29AP]
Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate (see H.R. 2307), H4734 [22JN]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H7886 [5AU]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2471 [28AP]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2373 [27AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H12795 [18NO]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H643 [11FE]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H1334 [16MR]
Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2778), H7883 [5AU]
Letters
House Rules adoption and amendment: by, Committee on Rules (House), H41 [6JA]
Prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, H5190 [1JY]
Teacher Empowerment Act: Thomas Payzant, Boston, MA, Public Schools superintendent, H5858 [20JY]
Motions
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H205 [6JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5689 [16JY], H12730 [18NO]
Remarks
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), consideration (H. Res. 272), H6857 [3AU]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 305), H8896 [28SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 334), H10190 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 381), H12116 [17NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 385), H12731 [18NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 385), H12731 [18NO]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2235
Army: close School of the Americas (H.R. 732), H590 [11FE]
———School of the Americas funding, H6700, H6703, H6706 [29JY]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), consideration (H. Res. 145), H2283 [22AP]
Boston, MA: tribute to Boston Irish Famine Memorial, E451
———tribute to international regatta of ships, E897
Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (H.R. 3257), H12003, H12004 [16NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 131), H1700, H1702, H1703, H1708 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 137), H1985 [14AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door (H. Con. Res. 158), H5850 [20JY]
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. Con. Res. 180), consideration (H. Res. 281), H8005 [9SE]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1341 [17MR]
Colleges and universities: academic health centers funding, E892
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration (H. Res. 166), H3008, H3012 [12MY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 234), H5185 [1JY]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (H. Res. 209), H4351, H4356, H4362 [16JN]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), consideration (H. Res. 339), H10869 [27OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration (H. Res. 246), H5609 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 291), H8338 [15SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (H. Res. 275), H7415 [5AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 328), H10040 [14OC]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (H. Res. 91), H965 [4MR]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration (H. Res. 338), H10686, H10688 [21OC]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (H. Res. 253), H5857, H5858 [20JY]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5857 [20JY]
El Salvador: elections (H. Res. 110), H1882 [13AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), consideration (H. Res. 261), H6506 [27JY]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), consideration (H. Res. 31), H390 [3FE]
Federal Maritime Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 819), consideration (H. Res. 104), H1298 [16MR]
Financial institutions: prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies (H.R. 621), H5190 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 235), H5187, H5190 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 355), H11514 [4NO]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), consideration (H. Res. 209), H4351, H4356, H4362 [16JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), consideration (H. Res. 217), H4785 [23JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6700, H6703, H6706 [29JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (H. Res. 250), H5690 [16JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), H425 [4FE], H553 [10FE]
———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), consideration (H. Res. 36), H423 [4FE]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H196, H202 [6JA]
———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 353), H11420 [3NO]
———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 374), H12059 [16NO]
———allow points of order against legislation on private sector mandates affecting health, safety, or the environment, H553 [10FE]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 114), H1343, H1348 [17MR]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2380 [28AP]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (H. Res. 174), H3302 [19MY]
National Eye Institute: funding, H5157
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 120), H1412 [18MR]
NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 89), H5157
Parliamentary inquiry, H4356 [16JN]
Reebok International Ltd.: tribute to human rights and labor policies, E2189
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2380 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2380 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2380 [28AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3659 [26MY]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration (H. Res. 186), H3649 [26MY]
———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H3649, H3659 [26MY]
Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2778), E1765
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 139), H2062, H2065, H2066 [15AP]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6090, H6093 [21JY]
Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act (H.R. 2488): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 274), H7253, H7255, H7257 [5AU]
Tobacco products: require cigarette manufacturers to produce fire safe cigarettes, H544 [10FE]
Statements
Sail Boston 2000: Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, E897
Tables
House committee party ratios, 86th-106th Congress, H196 [6JA]
Tributes
Brown, George E., Jr., H11840
Coughlin, Paul P., E2175