DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6471 [18JY], H6671 [20JY]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H1477 [28MR]

———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), H575 [29FE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5956 [12JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

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

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H455 [15FE]

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

———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]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

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]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H6777 [24JY]

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), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5737 [10JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H7128 [26JY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

———provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent credentials or conditions or injure children in their care (see H.R. 469), H2905 [10MY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

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 Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY] (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

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), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H1119 [16MR]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H1406 [23MR]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H4485 [14JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3869 [25MY]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1764 [4AP]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1285 [22MR]

———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), H3869 [25MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2122 [11AP]

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

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H7992 [21SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H1285 [22MR]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H8799 [4OC]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H6599 [19JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H5843 [11JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H7503 [12SE]

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

Health: issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H1078 [15MR]

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H6600 [19JY]

Immigration: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 3058), H1406 [23MR]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5657 [29JN]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

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), H10473 [19OC]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H7871 [19SE]

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]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H998 [14MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H1958 [6AP]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2341 [13AP]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3649 [23MY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4149), H6052 [13JY] (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H3173 [16MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H373 [14FE]

———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]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H2967 [11MY]

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

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1285 [22MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

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

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7212 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H9011 [5OC]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

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), H3523 [22MY]

National Museum of Jewish Heritage: establish (see H.R. 5287), H9635 [10OC]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H4120 [8JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H6052 [13JY]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H3869 [25MY]

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), H7365 [7SE]

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]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H511 [16FE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6599 [19JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———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), H7128 [26JY]

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 safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H757 [8MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7933 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H3172 [16MY]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1120 [16MR]

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

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

Russia: express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see H. Con. Res. 352), H4675 [19JN]

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

Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H9635 [10OC]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

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

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), H7212 [27JY]

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

Taxation: 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), H1629 [30MR]

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

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

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

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1477 [28MR]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H4784 [20JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

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), H6720 [20JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

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]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H1164 [21MR]

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), H1764 [4AP]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7992 [21SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1629 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Taxation: increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 5129), H7364 [7SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5717 [10JY]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E706 [11MY]

Balchunas, Joseph: Florida Dept. of Education and Burdines Corp., Florida Teacher of the Year award recipient, E883 [6JN]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

———tribute to Broward County Public School District for recognition by the Dept. of Education National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, E1722 [6OC]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H108 [1FE]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11392 [27OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to National Service-Learning Leader Schools Program award recipients, E984 [13JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6700, H6702 [20JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H6697 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5717 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4580 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4580 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4313 [13JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6697, H6700, H6702 [20JY]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2559 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H4313 [13JN]

———restoration plan, H10353 [19OC], H11826 [3NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC]

Foreign policy: prohibit funding for the importation of products grown or manufactured in Iran, H6671 [20JY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant U.S. citizenship (H.R. 3531), H9 [27JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5620 [29JN]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5620 [29JN]

Homestead, FL: tribute to Homestead Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E103 [9FE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H3185 [17MY]

———conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H6671 [20JY]

Iscovitz, Douglas: Florida Principal of the Year award recipient, E929 [9JN]

Lippman, Fred: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Medicare: improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (H.R. 4395), H8817 [5OC]

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

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5308 [28JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, H10837 [25OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6700 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, E1528 [19SE]

Plageman, Gregory, Jr.: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honoree, E776 [19MY]

Point of order, H5689 [10JY]

Tahmassebi, Tina: Seventeen/Cover Girl Volunteerism Award recipient, E820 [24MY]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, E706 [11MY]

Tavernier, FL: tribute to Coral Shores High School, E984 [13JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7325 [7SE]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (S. 376), conference report, E274 [9MR]

Trower, Will: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E508 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, H538 [29FE], H953 [14MR], H4863 [21JN], H7965 [21SE], H11852 [13NO], E991 [13JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10353 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11826 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11877 [13NO]

Tributes

Braverman, Howard J., E906 [7JN]

Deicke, Lois, E8 [27JA]

Foote, Edward T., II, E164 [16FE]

Gross, Bob, E10 [27JA]

Healey, Edward, E442 [29MR]

Horvitz, William, E11 [27JA]

Miller, Jerome M., E2145 [7DE]

Note, Kessai, E1437 [11SE]

Oshry, Harold, E1609 [27SE]