TOOMEY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1516 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1163 [21MR]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H3309 [17MY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts (see H.R. 1016), H922 [9MR]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6052 [13JY]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H209 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2606 [4MY]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11879 [13NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H8469 [28SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H8406 [27SE]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H8062 [25SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]

FEC: require candidates for election to Federal office to report information on the use of Federal aircraft while campaigning (see H.R. 4650), H8736 [3OC]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2771 [9MY]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H511 [16FE]

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

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

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

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H454 [15FE]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), H7991 [21SE]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H7211 [27JY]

Immigration: 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), H6052 [13JY]

Insurance: encourage employer selection of freedom-of-choice health coverage (see H.R. 5568), H11206 [26OC]

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), H10257 [18OC]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2785), H7365 [7SE]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2770 [9MY]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H255 [8FE]

———require written authorization to use dues or fees for activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing with management (see H.R. 2467), H9900 [12OC]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7992 [21SE]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients (see H.R. 2246), H342 [10FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H165 [1FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7992 [21SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

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

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4485 [14JN]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1793), H4336 [13JN]

———budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1803), H1119 [16MR]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H454 [15FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H341 [10FE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5373), H9635 [10OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H2512 [3MY]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H4817 [21JN]

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

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3523 [22MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1629 [30MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H11621 [30OC]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 688), H165 [1FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 5521), H10472 [19OC]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

Medicare: provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H7722 [18SE]

National Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H1119 [16MR]

Lists

Good Shepherd (rehabilitation facility) Raker Memorial Award recipients, E388 [22MR]

Lehigh Valley Hospice volunteers, E473 [3AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3132 [16MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1516, H1517, H1518 [29MR]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7452 [12SE]

Budget: devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4955 [22JN]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3132, H3139, H3142 [16MY]

———preserve portion of projected surplus to reduce the public debt, H1516, H1517, H1518 [29MR]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4705 [20JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1371, H1381 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H3139 [16MY], H8908 [5OC]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3605 [23MY]

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]

Daub, J. Anderson: Time (publication) Quality Dealer Award recipient, E194 [29FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H12442 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4050 [8JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4955 [22JN]

Mulholland, Donna: Girl Scouts World of Well-Being Award recipient, E273 [9MR]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E49 [1FE]

National Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 288), H1130 [21MR]

Nothstein, Marty: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H8205 [27SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Good Shepherd (rehabilitation facility) Raker Memorial Award recipients, E387 [22MR]

———tribute to Lehigh Valley Hospice volunteers, E473 [3AP]

Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox, H3142 [16MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8908 [5OC]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H289 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4218 [12JN], H4587 [15JN]

Special order: granted, H338 [10FE]

Toomey, Bridget K.: congratulations on birth, H5033 [22JN]

Tributes

Elliott, Richard, H7935 [21SE]

Finnegan, John, Jr., E1145 [29JN], E1202 [11JY]

Howard, Claire, E1778 [13OC]