ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7992 [21SE]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H4817 [21JN]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H50 [27JA]

———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), H50 [27JA]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

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

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

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), H8735 [3OC]

———require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H5737 [10JY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H50 [27JA]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

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

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]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H10534 [23OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H1958 [6AP]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H7503 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H8062 [25SE]

———initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H574 [29FE]

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]

Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H1764 [4AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H7578 [13SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), H4674 [19JN]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Education: promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H7211 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

———prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2341 [13AP]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H3172 [16MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H6470 [18JY]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H3173 [16MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2013 [10AP]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2412 [2MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1120 [16MR]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H5084 [23JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 2623), H50 [27JA]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1119 [16MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H8469 [28SE]

———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H90 [31JA]

———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]

———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]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H3474 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H2239 [12AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1958 [6AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7282 [6SE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4121 [8JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H9011 [5OC]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7992 [21SE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H4120 [8JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5737 [10JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

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

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H4036 [7JN]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H2411 [2MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

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: 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), H3813 [24MY]

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), H2337 [13AP]

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

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2340 [13AP]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3869 [25MY]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H632 [1MR]

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), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1119 [16MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H342 [10FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H8201 [26SE]

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]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H8406 [27SE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1958 [6AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H10036 [17OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H575 [29FE]

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

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8469 [28SE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

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), H1851 [5AP]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3869 [25MY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H3813 [24MY]

Veterans: 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), H11207 [26OC]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H3049 [15MY]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3173 [16MY]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1790 [5AP]

American Leadership Forum (organization): Jing Lyman Civic Leadership Award presentation, E1096 [23JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2183 [12AP], E2078 [3NO]

———provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (H. Res. 155), H2183 [12AP]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E834 [25MY]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7552 [13SE]

———tribute to the Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District, E976 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3610 [23MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), E469 [30MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2842 [10MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), E1381 [27JY]

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 (H.R. 4807), H6974, H6977 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8844 [5OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4362 [14JN]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6067 [17JY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H6374 [18JY]

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), H2183 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, E2024 [30OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4235 [13JN]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 111), E834 [25MY]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), E733 [16MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H101 [1FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), E628 [3MY]

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

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11321 [26OC]

Gann, Rosalie: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E365 [21MR]

Goode, Richard: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1092 [23JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), E1594 [26SE]

House of Representatives: selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H101 [1FE]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, E2024 [30OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), E624 [3MY]

Ladine, Dyanne: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E363 [21MR]

McHugh, Michael and Colleena: Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless Samaritan Award recipients, E991 [13JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2690 [9MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1681 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4607), E951 [9JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5366 [28JN]

Miller, Edythe: San Mateo County, CA, Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E368 [21MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8268, H8269 [27SE]

NIH: funding, H4235 [13JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8175 [26SE]

Perry, Ray: Committee on Political Education Unity Award recipient, E868 [25MY]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Tamraz, Lincoln S.: AMVETS Silver Helmet Americanism Award recipient, E2077 [3NO]

Taxation: establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), E1208 [11JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3845 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7162 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3845 [25MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2262 [13AP]

Trimble, Charles R.: American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement award recipient, E1592 [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, E319 [15MR], E382 [22MR], E491 [4AP], E1538 [20SE], E1852 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9898 [12OC]

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP]

Reports

Gun Control: Student Advisory Board of the 14th Congressional District of California, E976 [12JN]

Tributes

Crowder, Betsy, E1785 [13OC]

Dove, Christopher S. (Kit), E990 [13JN]

Drewes, Robert, E1499 [18SE]

Griffin, Mary, E1502 [18SE]

Howard, James H., E903 [6JN]

Jones, Robert T., Sr., E1095 [23JN]

Koenig, Lois, E313 [15MR]

Koenig, Paul, E315 [15MR]

Koplowitz, Frank, E1881 [23OC]

Lyman, Jing, E1096 [23JN]

McInerney, John K., E1502 [18SE]

Neely, Evelyn Banks, E968 [9JN]

Portelli, Bernard A., E1289 [21JY]

Severian, Aram, E2075 [3NO]

Sweeney, Thomas J., E1839 [19OC]