STRICKLAND, TED (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H9767 [11OC]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]

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

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H997 [14MR]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H7502 [12SE]

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

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H922 [9MR]

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), H5843 [11JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 4122), H1629 [30MR]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see H.R. 2816), H3869 [25MY]

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

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

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8736 [3OC]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]

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), H575 [29FE]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H5737 [10JY]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H3869 [25MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H4817 [21JN]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H3813 [24MY]

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H2411 [2MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3926 [6JN]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H5843 [11JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H3869 [25MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H4674 [19JN]

———extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H165 [1FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3049 [15MY]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H9635 [10OC]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2967 [11MY]

———prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H1285 [22MR]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7208 [27JY]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), 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), H8735 [3OC]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H4220 [12JN]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H7723 [18SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3813 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2341 [13AP]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5656 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H4174 [9JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H8200 [26SE]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10809 [24OC]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H5955 [12JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H12017 [5DE]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

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

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 3560), H4592 [15JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

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), H11879 [13NO]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H757 [8MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 4310), H5737 [10JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC]

———provide FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children (see H.R. 4927), H7003 [25JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1690), H1123 [20MR]

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

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H9900 [12OC]

———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), H7366 [7SE]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H1163 [21MR]

———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), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H2606 [4MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H4784 [20JN]

Telephones: protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see H.R. 2727), H2411 [2MY]

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), H7933 [20SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H641 [2MR]

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

———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]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H921 [9MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8617 [2OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H10257 [18OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3869 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H2966 [11MY]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7209 [27JY]

Power resources: restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (see H.R. 4883), H6469 [18JY]

Letters

Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant closure: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H4913 [21JN]

———Gary Gensler, Dept. of the Treasury, H4912 [21JN]

Privatization of U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6030 [13JY]

———William J. Rainer, U.S. Enrichment Corp., H5726 [10JY]

Press releases

Portsmouth, OH, Uranium Enrichment Plant Closure: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, H4913 [21JN]

———by, H4912 [21JN]

Remarks

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3708 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3374, H3377 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3374, H3377 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 4443), E715 [11MY]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4073 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4073 [8JN]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11691, H11695 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H133 [1FE]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), H10638 [24OC]

Power resources: restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (H.R. 4883), H6090 [17JY], H6440 [18JY]

U.S. Enrichment Corp.: impact of closure of Portsmouth, OH, uranium enrichment plant, H4912 [21JN], H5032 [22JN], H5077 [23JN], H5165 [26JN], H5725 [10JY], H6029 [13JY], H6566 [19JY]

———renationalize to protect U.S. energy security, H5077 [23JN], H5815 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H4814 [21JN], H5034 [22JN], H5082 [23JN], H5166 [26JN], H5734 [10JY], H5841 [11JY], H6047 [13JY], H6346 [17JY], H6466 [18JY], H6593 [19JY], H6712 [20JY], H7127 [26JY], H7200 [27JY], H7868 [19SE], H7988 [21SE], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE]

Tributes

Wolf, Gilbert, H7843 [19SE]