McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

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

Articles and editorials

Phony Issue, Washington (DC) Post, H5861 [12JY]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, Marlene Robinson, Bruce Brabec, Frank and Mary King, Katherine Dalen, and Edwin Williams, Seattle (WA) Times, H9560 [10OC]

Ralph the Leninist, Jacob Weisberg, Slate (Internet site), H11833 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H632 [1MR]

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), H5843 [11JY]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H6719 [20JY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H632 [1MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H342 [10FE]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7366 [7SE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H1958 [6AP]

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]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

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]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3173 [16MY]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H922 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H2512 [3MY]

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

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4220 [12JN]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7871 [19SE]

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), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H342 [10FE]

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), H758 [8MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1164 [21MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H575 [29FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1164 [21MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———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), H7366 [7SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Firearms: provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H10036 [17OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H5241 [27JN]

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

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

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H7871 [19SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1077 [15MR]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

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]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (see H.R. 5232), H7932 [20SE]

———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), H1589 [29MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2606 [4MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1285 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H165 [1FE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H8200 [26SE]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 4968), H7127 [26JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H1163 [21MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

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

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

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), H2411 [2MY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H342 [10FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H9768 [11OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1477 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5843 [11JY]

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

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H6777 [24JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H1959 [6AP]

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

Senior citizens: 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]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3225), H2122 [11AP]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7366 [7SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H5737 [10JY]

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

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7503 [12SE]

———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. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H5241 [27JN]

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), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H10036 [17OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2967 [11MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H342 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1406 [23MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3649 [23MY]

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

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1406 [23MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H2411 [2MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]

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), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H7281 [6SE]

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), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H9900 [12OC]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5955 [12JY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1852 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights: Representative DeLay, H5286 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9638 [11OC]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1978 [10AP]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3094, H3095 [16MY]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (H. Res. 467), H2072, H2074 [11AP]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7795 [19SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4703 [20JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6428 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7681, H7682, H7685 [18SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5861 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7510 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2252 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2244 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1978 [10AP]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9638 [11OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10292 [19OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6013 [13JY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H846 [9MR]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6013 [13JY]

———importance to U.S. high technology industries, E356 [21MR]

———U.S. policy, E356 [21MR], E1992 [28OC]

Journal: question of approval, H457 [16FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H5077 [23JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5077 [23JN], H5351 [28JN]

———reform, H8204 [27SE]

———use of additional projected surplus funds to supplement funding previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (H. Res. 535), H5425 [28JN]

National Bible Week: observance, E2026 [30OC]

Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government, H1051 [15MR]

———visit by President Clinton, H1051 [15MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7158 [27JY]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9559 [10OC]

Point of order, H7158 [27JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2067 [11AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11246 [26OC]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 3859), H4710 [20JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2135, H2136, H2138 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H297, H320 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H320 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H846 [9MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4143 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2067 [11AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7159 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2067 [11AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5286 [27JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), motion to recommit, H2278 [13AP]

U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages, H7742 [19SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1620 [30MR], H4164 [9JN], H6438 [18JY], H7026 [26JY], H7346 [7SE], H10849 [25OC], H11960 [5DE], H12502 [15DE], E429 [28MR], E1035 [19JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10292 [19OC]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), H10001 [17OC], E1600 [27SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1074 [15MR], H5034 [22JN], H5082 [23JN], H5166 [26JN], H11840 [3NO]

Statements

Debt Relief Reconciliation Act: by, H6428 [18JY]

Tributes

Tanner, Jack E., E902 [6JN]

Wolf, Hazel, E122 [10FE]