WILSON, HEATHER (a Representative from New Mexico)
Amendments
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4521 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4076 [10JN]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10370 [19OC]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (H.R. 514), H721 [23FE], H805 [25FE]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H248 [19JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, H8523 [22SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H1867 [12AP]
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. 53), H8665 [24SE]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), H9645 [7OC]
Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM (see H.R. 694), H585 [10FE]
———land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), H585 [10FE]
Children and youth: provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-school programs (see H.R. 1307), H1800 [25MR]
———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), H272 [19JA]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), H9515 [6OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 2616), H6582 [27JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H12795 [18NO]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2373 [27AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H957 [3MR]
Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 2130), H7886 [5AU]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H5336 [1JY]
———empower teachers (see H.R. 1964), H3693 [26MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (see H. Res. 280), H7885 [5AU]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H1014 [4MR]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H6599 [29JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H1070 [9MR]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H4823 [23JN]
Health: regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H5094 [29JN]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H8629 [23SE]
Immigration: eligibility of nationals from Montenegro, Macedonia, and Albania for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2091), H4022 [9JN]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H1867 [12AP]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 2041), H3858 [8JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]
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), H10724 [21OC]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1267 [15MR]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1333 [16MR]
NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see H.R. 2572), H6353 [22JY]
National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership: establish (see H.R. 210), H2133 [15AP]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H10861 [26OC]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1474 [18MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H6352 [22JY]
Political campaigns: prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), H3393 [19MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12226 [17NO]
Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 3068), H10032 [13OC]
SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in bond markets (see H.R. 1400), H2053 [14AP]
———limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H5367 [12JY]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2921 [6MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H3503 [24MY]
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 120), H1259 [11MR]
———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), H1597 [23MR]
———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 1771), H4025 [9JN]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5573 [14JY]
Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1710), H2810 [5MY]
———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. 464), H5093 [29JN]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H8967 [28SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2304 [26AP]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10770 [25OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H8468 [21SE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H4222 [14JN]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H419 [3FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H3606 [25MY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 3261), H11956 [10NO]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services (see H.R. 438), H481 [8FE]
———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H12792 [18NO]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H11557 [4NO]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2470 [28AP]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H1800 [25MR]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H1695 [24MR]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1014 [4MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H10611 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national veterans' cemetery in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see H.R. 3335), H11954 [10NO]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see H.R. 1498), H2202 [20AP]
Kosovo: provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian refugees (see H.R. 1519), H2272 [21AP]
Medicaid: reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 2800), H7884 [5AU]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), H416 [3FE]
Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (see H.R. 3288), H11853 [9NO]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H11143 [28OC]
Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (see H.R. 66), H233 [7JA]
Schools: establish a School Security Technology Center and authorize grants for local school security programs (see H.R. 2034), H3857 [8JN]
Taxation: extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), H2635 [4MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H4473 [17JN], H5841 [20JY], H6427 [27JY], H9305 [5OC]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Sandefur, Valerie, E1631
Lists
Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1188
Remarks
Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Albuquerque Academy participants in the Toshiba America, Inc./National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards program, E1743
Appropriations: legislative process, H10602, H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10608 [20OC]
Bonano, Tito: National Minority Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, H8472 [22SE]
Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H10602, H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10608 [20OC]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H10602, H10604, H10605, H10606, H10607, H10608 [20OC], H10763 [25OC]
Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM (S. 278), H12127 [17NO]
———land conveyance to San Juan College (S. 293), H8780 [27SE]
Children and youth: mentoring programs funding, H4521, H4522 [17JN]
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): implement recommendations in report on Chinese nuclear espionage, H3959 [9JN]
Congressional Certificate of Merit: award recipients from New Mexico's First Congressional District, E1188
Copus, Matthew: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Mexico, E212
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4521, H4522 [17JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9050 [30SE]
Cruz, Pamela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Mexico, E212
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3959, H3972 [9JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 200), H3875 [9JN]
Dept. of Energy: impose moratorium on foreign visitors to national laboratories until counterintelligence program is implemented and grant waiver authority for those essential to national security, H3972 [9JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2587), H6635 [29JY]
———prohibit funding for joint adoptions by individuals not related by blood or marriage, H6635 [29JY]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5886 [20JY]
———encourage teacher mentoring programs and strengthen alternative certification, H5886 [20JY]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5886 [20JY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1103 [10MR]
———ensure that the underlying statutory requirements of programs for which a waiver is granted continue to be met relative to science and math teacher training, H1103 [10MR]
Fernandez, Thomas: recognition as BMX Grand National Champion, E483
Gerstle, Irene: Toyota's Investment in Mathematics Excellence grant recipient, E1634
Herrera, A.J.: Parade (publication) high school soccer Player of the Year award recipient, E842
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), H3117 [13MY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1138 [10MR], H1227 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2385 [28AP]
Kreis, Carol: Security Industry Foundation Teacher Recognition Award recipient, E1468
McAfee, Mary: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E324
New Mexico: tribute to New Mexico Parents of the Year award recipients, E2096
New Mexico Parent's Day Coalition: tribute to New Mexico Parents of the Year award recipients, E535
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (H.R. 514), H803, H805 [25FE]
———treatment of individuals who unintentionally divulge intercepted electronic communications, H805 [25FE]
Rios, Miguel: National Minority Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, H8472 [22SE]
Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 66), H5126 [30JN]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2385, H2444 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2385 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2385 [28AP]
Sloan, Deborah A.: Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program participant, E2143
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10763 [25OC]
———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 (H.R. 1180), H10262 [19OC]
Taylor, Judith: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1740
Tennison, Alice: ReliaStar Financial Corp., and Northern Life Insurance Co., Education's Unsung Heroes Award recipient, E1747
Ussery, Janice: Meals on Wheels (organization) Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1742
Villegas, Jose and Kathy: Apple Parent Involvement in Education Award recipients, E323
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1160 [10MR], H10337 [19OC]
Tributes
Adoberavoski, Aaron, E2093
Barich, Kurt, E309
Bell, Jerry, E538
Bishop, Roger, E477
Emery, Elizabeth, E2094
Herbert, Howard, E572
Joslin, Justin, E477
Kennedy, Judy, E542
Leach, Onorina, E478
Sandefur, Valerie, E1631
Trujillo, C.J., E2093
Vivian, Joe, E1470