OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4785 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4041 [7JN], H4271 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———S. 761, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H489 [16FE]

Articles and editorials

Clinton's Seattle Straddle, Robert B. Zoellick, Washington (DC) Post, E16 [27JA]

Small Marvel, People (publication), E523 [10AP]

Super Mario Smothers, Wall Street Journal, E1108 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H342 [10FE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1182), H1958 [6AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1477 [28MR]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2985), H255 [8FE]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8799 [4OC]

Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H997 [14MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H4818 [21JN]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H7212 [27JY]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 3484), H3869 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2013 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———reform process by which the Office of the Pardon Attorney investigates and reviews potential exercises of executive clemency (see H.R. 3626), H455 [15FE]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H12532 [15DE]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H511 [16FE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H574 [29FE]

False Claims Act: eliminate minimum fines (see H.R. 4142), H1628 [30MR]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H1956 [6AP]

———prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 4758), H5169 [26JN]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H922 [9MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H3523 [22MY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H1077 [15MR]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2411 [2MY]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H166 [1FE]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1076 [15MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H7281 [6SE]

Insurance: 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), H11955 [4DE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2412 [2MY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]

———combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H4122 [8JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2967 [11MY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H1077 [15MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7366 [7SE]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7212 [27JY]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H757 [8MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2012 [10AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3172 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H9011 [5OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7652 [14SE]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H1629 [30MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H3523 [22MY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2607 [4MY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4485 [14JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H9011 [5OC]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H209 [2FE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Securities: improve delivery systems for dividends, interest, and other valuable property rights to lost security holders (see H.R. 3997), H1077 [15MR]

Ships and vessels: temporarily exempt the transport of petroleum and petroleum products between certain ports from restrictions on carriage in coastwise trade (see H.R. 5485), H11207 [26OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H4174 [9JN]

Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H7578 [13SE]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H922 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3412 [18MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H212 [3FE]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6052 [13JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6719 [20JY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H11879 [13NO]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1958 [6AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1477 [28MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H2012 [10AP]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1078 [15MR]

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H1120 [16MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7373 [11SE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 5513), H10472 [19OC]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H4817 [21JN]

Foreign trade: nullify State and local laws prohibiting or otherwise restricting economic activity with foreign countries (see H.R. 5534), H10808 [24OC]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, H9703 [11OC]

Small business Superfund litigation: Barbara A. Williams, H8126 [26SE]

Remarks

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4719 [20JN]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4719 [20JN]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H178 [2FE]

———merger of Worldcom, Inc., and Sprint Corp., E1084 [22JN], E1108 [23JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8125, H8131 [26SE], E1488 [14SE], E1646 [2OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3657 [24MY]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4719 [20JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10447 [19OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4361 [14JN]

———support Internet safety awareness (H. Res. 575), H9539 [10OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H4271 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3201 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3982 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), H9962 [17OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11288 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4271 [13JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11288 [26OC]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2312 [13AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4688, H4694 [20JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (H.R. 3525), H10 [27JA], H505, H507 [16FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations, H11288 [26OC]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2303, H2304, H2312 [13AP]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (H.R. 3852), H3488 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Alabama (S. 1836), H3494 [22MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in Idaho (S. 1236), H3488, H3489 [22MY]

Findlay, OH: tribute to Findlay High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E656 [4MY]

House of Representatives: absence, E1811 [17OC]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (H. Res. 494), H5183 [27JN]

Peltier, Leonard: denial of parole for murder of FBI agents in South Dakota, E1147 [29JN]

SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (H.R. 1089), H1650 [3AP]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), H3489, H3490 [22MY]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, H905 [9MR]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, E82 [8FE]

Television: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11288 [26OC]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3756), H9539 [10OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1986 [10AP]

Statements

Denial of Parole for Leonard Peltier for Murder of FBI Agents in South Dakota: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, E1148 [29JN]

Tributes

Bell, Alvin R., E669 [8MY]

Coler, Jack R., E1147 [29JN]

Ruse, William, E3 [24JA]

Snyder, Chasity, E523 [10AP]

Williams, Ronald A., E1147 [29JN]

Zoellick, Robert B., E16 [27JA]