SWEENEY, JOHN E. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2895 [10MY], H2911 [11MY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting (see H.R. 5495), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

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: 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. 3573), H511 [16FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H3413 [18MY]

———prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H1629 [30MR]

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), H6719 [20JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2122 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2012 [10AP]

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), H278 [9FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H8406 [27SE]

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), H4175 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4035 [7JN]

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

Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10809 [24OC]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H3869 [25MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H4484 [14JN]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H6355 [17JY]

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

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 5375), H8735 [3OC]

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

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H7212 [27JY]

Financial institutions: repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H998 [14MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H4122 [8JN]

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), H2411 [2MY]

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), H1407 [23MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7366 [7SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 623), H9767 [11OC]

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

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

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

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

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

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

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2606 [4MY]

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]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H3869 [25MY]

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), H1589 [29MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

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 utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5241 [27JN]

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

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

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

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

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1764 [4AP]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

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

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

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

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

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H9901 [12OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H1958 [6AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H7128 [26JY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———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), H2966 [11MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2607 [4MY]

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

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1477 [28MR]

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

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

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

Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2770 [9MY]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H8062 [25SE]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H7281 [6SE]

———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]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7281 [6SE]

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]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2607 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H341 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H510 [16FE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 4946), H7002 [25JY]

Tariff: activated carbon (see H.R. 3754), H573 [29FE]

———buff brushes (see H.R. 3755), H573 [29FE]

———copper foils (see H.R. 3753), H573 [29FE]

Letters

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5773 [11JY]

American Revolution: anniversary of American victory at Fort Ticonderoga, E695 [10MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2172 [12AP]

Ashdown, David: Time Warner Cable National Teacher Award recipient, E914 [8JN]

Bayne, Martin K.: tribute to establishment of ``A Weekend of Giving Care, A Lifetime of Commitment'', E1852 [19OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1315 [23MR]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H109 [1FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2895, H2896, H2897, H2898 [10MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, E1852 [19OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10079 [18OC]

Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2052 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3200 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: HOME Loan Guarantee Program funding, H1867 [6AP]

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), H2172 [12AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4847, H4878 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10384 [19OC]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, E510 [6AP]

Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), H4329 [13JN]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H103 [1FE]

EPA: acid rain monitoring programs funding, H4847 [21JN]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4878 [21JN], H10384 [19OC]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2150, H2153 [12AP]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1017 [15MR]

Flag Day: observance, E999 [14JN]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1228 [22MR]

Haines Falls, NY: anniversary of Haines Falls Free Library, E1084 [22JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1867 [6AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3575 [23MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H849 [9MR]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H729 [8MR]

Lance, Marilyn: New York Teacher of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895, H2896, H2897, H2898 [10MY]

Martin, Paul D.: Firehouse (publication) Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E589 [13AP]

Motzkin, Linda, H5740 [11JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574), H7600 [14SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), H382 [15FE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 4946), H8081, H8083, H8084 [26SE]

Schiller, Noelle: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1105 [23JN]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1035 [15MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H588 [1MR]

Stuyvesant, NY: anniversary of Stuyvesant Fire Co., No. 1, E1225 [13JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2145 [12AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H239 [8FE]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8632 [3OC]

Veterans Day: observance, E1600 [27SE]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10862 [25OC]

Weaver, Douglas: 4-H Club of New York Shooting Sports Program Lifetime Achievements Award recipient, E623 [3MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H163 [1FE], H2010 [10AP], H2236 [12AP]

Tributes

Benson, Allastair J., E1295 [21JY]

Colapietro, Peter M., H5961 [13JY]

Fay, Bradley, E510 [6AP]

Owens, Margaret, E1294 [21JY]

Restino, Helen, E1102 [23JN]

Romond, James L., E1837 [19OC]