MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)
Addresses
Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus: by, E2253 [3NO]
Articles and editorials
Back Door for the Conservative Donor—Consultant Used PAC's and Nonprofits To Offer Maximum Impact, Leslie Wayne, New York (NY) Times, E1892
Commitment Was the Hallmark of Rev. E.A. Freeman's Life, Steve Paul, Kate Beem, and Erica Wood, Kansas City (MO) Star, E104
Darla Wants Her Rights, Steve Rose, E1753
Death Claims a Role Model Rev. E.A. Freeman Was Local, National Social Crusader, Helen T. Gray, Kansas City (MO) Star, E103
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H6424 [26JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H1259 [11MR]
———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H6583 [27JY]
Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), H1014 [4MR]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H957 [3MR]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
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), H8099 [9SE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12227 [17NO]
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]
Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (see H.R. 197), H1597 [23MR]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H.R. 1320), H6019 [20JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H10340 [19OC]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H645 [11FE]
Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), H3859 [8JN]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H1803 [25MR]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H5839 [19JY]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 1956), H3693 [26MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering (see H.R. 2896), H8629 [23SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H11702 [8NO]
———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H11145 [28OC]
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), H2811 [5MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H2553 [3MY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H9645 [7OC]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 157), H2636 [4MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see H.R. 800), H825 [1MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H2811 [5MY]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H1697 [24MR]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H4222 [14JN]
Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), H825 [1MR]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H8290 [14SE]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H892 [2MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H6759 [30JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H5839 [19JY]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H8967 [28SE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H2922 [6MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H6759 [30JY]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H891 [2MR]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H7996 [8SE]
Health: improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H3087 [12MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2171), H10724 [21OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H4223 [14JN]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H3861 [8JN]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H6199 [21JY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1972 [13AP]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1259 [11MR]
———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), H3859 [8JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H7026 [4AU]
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), H717 [23FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10769 [25OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H5335 [1JY]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1867 [12AP]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1971 [13AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H2373 [27AP]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H6843 [2AU]
———prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients (see H.R. 2246), H5336 [1JY]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H8375 [15SE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3392 [19MY]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H2374 [27AP]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H6424 [26JY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (see H.R. 1117), H1334 [16MR]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), H4341 [15JN]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H11645 [5NO]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H8149 [13SE]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1408 [17MR]
NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H6965 [3AU]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H12904 [22NO]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H11145 [28OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H5687 [15JY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H7997 [8SE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1163 [10MR]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H2921 [6MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), consideration (see H. Res. 122), H1473 [18MR]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H9242 [1OC]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H2203 [20AP]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H6199 [21JY]
Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox (see H.R. 2796), H7884 [5AU]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H816 [25FE]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H8468 [21SE]
Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), H8468 [21SE]
Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1268 [15MR]
SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), H2469 [28AP]
———women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 1497), H2202 [20AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H3392 [19MY]
Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 68), H233 [7JA]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 68), H233 [7JA]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3861 [8JN]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H816 [25FE]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H2921 [6MY]
———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 1927), H3604 [25MY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H1804 [25MR]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H3211 [14MY]
———allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 2373), H11557 [4NO]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6599 [29JY]
———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 739), H4735 [22JN]
———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H4616 [17JN]
———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), H8290 [14SE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H8469 [21SE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H8099 [9SE]
———increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt interest (see H.R. 544), H3171 [13MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1259 [11MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H1474 [18MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H1335 [16MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H1801 [25MR]
———relief for families and businesses to encourage family stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 2574), H6018 [20JY]
———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), H2273 [21AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2636 [4MY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1803 [25MR]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H2998 [11MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), H1013 [4MR]
———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), H3860 [8JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H3296 [18MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7026 [4AU]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H3461 [20MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H825 [1MR]
———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11954 [10NO]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H6599 [29JY]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1473 [18MR]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1697 [24MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H8099 [9SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11952 [10NO]
Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3296 [18MY]
William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (see H.R. 2591), H6352 [22JY]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1163 [10MR] (see H.R. 1248), H2203 [20AP]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H816 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H10769 [25OC]
Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1533), H2299 [22AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), H585 [10FE]
Stockwell, Robert L.: relief (see H.R. 2388), H5093 [29JN]
Taxation: clarify estate tax deduction for family-owned business and farm interests (see H.R. 3127), H10724 [21OC]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H716 [23FE]
Explanations
Ruling on Ad Valorum Tax Relative to Oil and Gas Leaseholds in Kansas, E1676
Letters
Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: several Kansas medical and legal associations, E2074
Recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God: by, E1504
Relief to Kansas oil and gas producers relative to interest and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC: Anthony Hensley, Kansas State Legislature, E1675
Press releases
Concord Coalition Applauds Social Security Lock Box Proposals But Warns They Are Not Tamper Proof: Concord Coalition, H3677
Remarks
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12814
Brett, George H.: election to Baseball Hall of Fame, E47
Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H6803 [2AU]
Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate (H.R. 197), H3471
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2487 [29AP]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3025
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2561), conference report, H9919
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources, H5990 [20JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, E2286
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8057
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, E2286
———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, H12814
Education: national policy to improve system, H1058 [9MR]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11550
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4843
Health: improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (H.R. 1496), E2073
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), E2073
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H5354 [12JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), E1752
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), E2073
Kansas: flood control projects funding, H2487 [29AP]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 165), E950
Natural gas: provide relief to businesses relative to interest and penalties on refunds retroactively ordered by FERC (H.R. 1117), E1675
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H1306 [16MR], E1892
Poplau, Ronald W.: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E851
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (H. Con. Res. 94), E1504
Schools: modernize public schools, H1058 [9MR]
SK Design Group, Inc.: anniversary, E100
Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 68), H288 [2FE]
Small Business Investment Act: technical corrections (H.R. 68), H288 [2FE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration (H. Res. 186), H3653 [26MY]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), motion to recommit, H3677
———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H3653, H3677
Taxation: provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H1058 [9MR]
———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), H6023 [21JY], E1667
———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, H6803 [2AU]
Votes: position on missed, E775
William H. Avery Post Office, Wakefield, KS: designate (H.R. 2591), H9835 [12OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5361 [12JY], H6016 [20JY], H10030 [13OC]
Tributes
Asten, Richard, E950
Freeman, Edward A., E103
Hakenholz, Robert and Dorothy, E2134