WEYGAND, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8050 [9SE]
Appointments
John H. Chafee funeral attendees, H11122 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H12794 [18NO]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
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]
Andrew T. McNamara Building, Fort Belvoir, VA: designate (see H.R. 3228), H11556 [4NO]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11144 [28OC]
———provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H3862 [8JN]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H643 [11FE]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H12109 [16NO]
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), H3392 [19MY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H1472 [18MR]
———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
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), H461 [4FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7996 [8SE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H9410 [5OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
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), H3604 [25MY]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H3461 [20MY]
Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), H6599 [29JY]
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), H2998 [11MY]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H4129 [10JN]
Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H6843 [2AU]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H2468 [28AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2637 [4MY]
Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 1786), H4025 [9JN]
———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2999 [11MY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H1867 [12AP]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see H.R. 800), H716 [23FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), H1800 [25MR]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H376 [2FE]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H3861 [8JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H2921 [6MY]
———prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), H3461 [20MY]
———protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H2374 [27AP]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 109), H460 [4FE] (see H.R. 902), H889 [2MR]
———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1062), H2470 [28AP]
Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1474 [18MR]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H1336 [16MR]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H419 [3FE]
Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 409), H796 [24FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H1973 [13AP]
———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: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H889 [2MR]
———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]
———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 137), H272 [19JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
———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), H4025 [9JN]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H3461 [20MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H2372 [27AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H6583 [27JY]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H6600 [29JY]
Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 2822), H8098 [9SE]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H8100 [9SE]
———prohibit military assistance until the termination of paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3862 [8JN]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H243 [7JA]
———establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient (see H.R. 989), H1804 [25MR]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]
———tax treatment of long-term care services, provide for educational campaign on long-term care, and expand State long-term care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), H4130 [10JN]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4472 [16JN]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]
Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2515), H5688 [15JY] (see H.R. 2785), H7883 [5AU]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H6583 [27JY]
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H11557 [4NO]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: designate (see H.R. 3253), H11702 [8NO]
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]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H2811 [5MY]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6760 [30JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H1867 [12AP]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H6600 [29JY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1256 [11MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8469 [21SE]
———permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare beneficiaries for certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 854), H6964 [3AU]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H3171 [13MY]
———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H10174 [18OC]
———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), H2471 [28AP]
Medicare: combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 1543), H2299 [22AP]
———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H9303 [4OC]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H4129 [10JN]
———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), H538 [9FE]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H3861 [8JN]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H8665 [24SE]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H1336 [16MR]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1972 [13AP]
———repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1385), H2811 [5MY]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H3861 [8JN]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H268 [19JA]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H379 [2FE]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H586 [10FE]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H1019 [8MR]
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), H272 [19JA]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H3296 [18MY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1336 [16MR]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10033 [13OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H4222 [14JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H7996 [8SE]
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. 417), H2133 [15AP] (see H.R. 1739), H2920 [6MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H3460 [20MY]
Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly (see H.R. 1624), H5335 [1JY]
———prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H4025 [9JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———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]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5333 [1JY]
———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 1154), H3392 [19MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1407 [17MR]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see H.R. 389), H379 [2FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H5572 [14JY]
———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]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H1013 [4MR]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1800 [25MR]
———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), H4665 [18JN]
———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]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H267 [19JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), H2272 [21AP]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 838), H1474 [18MR]
———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), H2053 [14AP]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H957 [3MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H4665 [18JN]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3695 [26MY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6600 [29JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), H4734 [22JN]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11954 [10NO]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H6964 [3AU]
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), H4472 [16JN]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H1973 [13AP]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H2373 [27AP]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054, 3055), H9645 [7OC]
Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see H.R. 1518), H2272 [21AP]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]
Education: establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H795 [24FE]
Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 185), H8099 [9SE]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2838), H8099 [9SE]
Medicaid: waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs (see H.R. 610), H460 [4FE]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H460 [4FE]
Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 611), H460 [4FE]
———make dependent care credit refundable and increase amount of allowable dependent care expenses (see H.R. 847), H795 [24FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3264
———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia, H3264
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2237
Ashaway Line And Twine Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E881
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1713 [25MR]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (H. Res. 341), H10751 [25OC]
Community Reinvestment Act: protect and expand, H5241
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6565
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6043 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior: restore funding to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, H5419
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5419
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (H.R. 2280), H5013
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8050 [9SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (H. Res. 275), H7419 [5AU]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5872
———establish a child care provider scholarship program, H5872
———establish a child care provider scholarship program (H.R. 846), E278
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5872
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5241
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3196), H11591
Greece: independence anniversary, H1787
Harmony, RI: anniversary of Harmony Fire Dept., E279
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H6852 [3AU]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H198 [6JA]
Housing: restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens (H.R. 202), H8805 [27SE]
Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-determination (H. Res. 292), H8885
———support elections in East Timor to determine independence, H6043 [21JY]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), E1036
LaBonte, Thomas G.: National Distinguished Principal award recipient, E2099
McClellan, Eva: Green Thumb, Inc., Prime Time Award recipient, E879
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement, E1010
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24), H1298
———Wye River Accords funding, H11591
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), E1036
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), E1036
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), E1036
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1713 [25MR]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), E2509
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H1713 [25MR]
Taxation: make dependent care credit refundable and increase amount of allowable dependent care expenses (H.R. 847), E277
———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), H6241 [22JY]
Veterans: provide honor guard details at funerals, H8050 [9SE]
Votes: position on missed, H5396
West Warwick, RI: tribute to John F. Deering Middle School students, E275
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H10767 [25OC]
Tributes
Brown, Hope E., E1306
Cahoon, Chris, E1474
Creamer, James J., E1471
Cronin, Richard J., Sr., E1764
Ponticelli, Diane, E883