TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3870 [25MY], H5538 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3992 [7JN]

Articles and editorials

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, Elmer C. Bartels, Cape Cod (MA) Times, E1435 [7SE]

Icon Recast—Support for a Gay Athlete, Robert Lipsyte, New York (NY) Times, E684 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 3266), H7578 [13SE]

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: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3413 [18MY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1119 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H575 [29FE]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H343 [10FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H50 [27JA]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H5241 [27JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H8469 [28SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H8799 [4OC]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H511 [16FE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H632 [1MR]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H8406 [27SE]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2411 [2MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4174 [9JN]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1163 [21MR]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2412 [2MY]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H7652 [14SE]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1629 [30MR]

———establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2771 [9MY]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H165 [1FE]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H998 [14MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

———study health effects of radiofrequency emissions from wireless telephones (see H.R. 4610), H4120 [8JN]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H10809 [24OC]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), H6777 [24JY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H7002 [25JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1119 [16MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2239 [12AP]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H6718 [20JY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H219 [7FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1629 [30MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H5843 [11JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

———improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5446), H9767 [11OC]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1629 [30MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H1120 [16MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H7578 [13SE]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4675 [19JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H4817 [21JN]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H8200 [26SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H7365 [7SE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H4174 [9JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H3869 [25MY]

———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), H3474 [19MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H647 [6MR]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H757 [8MR]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H7366 [7SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7281 [6SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H7002 [25JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5241 [27JN]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5240 [27JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H3869 [25MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H2967 [11MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H7502 [12SE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H5656 [29JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8406 [27SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H7652 [14SE]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

———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), H4121 [8JN]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H575 [29FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H1629 [30MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H5240 [27JN]

———require assessment of research on health effects of radio frequency emissions (see H.R. 2835), H2770 [9MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H3523 [22MY]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H9505 [6OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3649 [23MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H7128 [26JY]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H3925 [6JN]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3649 [23MY]

———promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H90 [31JA]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303, 1764), H1119 [16MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H7281 [6SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H7578 [13SE]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2606 [4MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5843 [11JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Education: establish an alternative path to teaching in needy school districts (see H.R. 5583), H11207 [26OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7209 [27JY]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5538, H5539 [29JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H11724 [1NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1535 [29MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2180 [12AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1296 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3705 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2844 [10MY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1535 [29MR]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6364 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3992, H3994, H3998 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3992, H3994, H3998 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: abolish, H11473 [28OC]

———investigation and audit, H11473 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8919, H8920, H8921 [5OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2180 [12AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4241 [13JN], H11724 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11473 [28OC]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1535 [29MR]

Education: reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4241 [13JN]

Employment: encourage employer vocational rehabilitation for disabled workers, E1435 [7SE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2570 [4MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1452 [28MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 488), H2570 [4MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H461 [16FE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H461 [16FE]

National Academy of Sciences: genetically-engineered foods study funding, H5538, H5539 [29JN]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5116), H7938 [21SE]

———Loan Repayment Program funding, H7938 [21SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10605 [24OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H11724 [1NO]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H8919 [5OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9558 [10OC]

Point of order, H5540 [29JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8919, H8920, H8921 [5OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2718 [9MY]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, E1704 [6OC]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3847 [25MY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7425 [12SE], H11897 [14NO]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3847 [25MY]

Topsfield, MA: anniversary, E790 [19MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP], H10254 [18OC]

Tributes

Johnson, Corey, E684 [9MY]