KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Addresses

Congressional Forum on Laos: Thongsavanh Phongsavan, E2070 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

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: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3413 [18MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4220 [12JN]

———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), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H454 [15FE]

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

Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), H1119 [16MR]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7212 [27JY]

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

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H9767 [11OC]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

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

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H5169 [26JN]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H5656 [29JN]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H8201 [26SE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

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]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Res. 631), H10257 [18OC]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H5241 [27JN]

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), H6777 [24JY]

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]

———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), H1764 [4AP]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]

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]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H373 [14FE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7366 [7SE]

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]

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), H50 [27JA]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H1958 [6AP]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H11716 [31OC]

———establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see H.R. 2840), H2770 [9MY]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1407 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3650 [23MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H2341 [13AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H7002 [25JY]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1764 [4AP]

———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), H2906 [10MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7281 [6SE]

Federal employees: make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1606), H342 [10FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2606 [4MY]

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]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H6718 [20JY]

———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), H9900 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4773), H10257 [18OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7871 [19SE]

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

———require that imported jewelry boxes be indelibly marked with the country of origin (see H.R. 2192), H165 [1FE]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5084 [23JN]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H3649 [23MY]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H1120 [16MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4817 [21JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see H.R. 5234), H7932 [20SE]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H11716 [31OC]

———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2411 [2MY]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7503 [12SE]

———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]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H5955 [12JY]

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

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

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4319), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4357), H2410 [2MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H1119 [16MR]

———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), H7281 [6SE]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H3173 [16MY]

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

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1406 [23MR]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

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]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H1163 [21MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3309 [17MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6052 [13JY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H3869 [25MY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H2607 [4MY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H998 [14MR]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H1958 [6AP]

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

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

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

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2412 [2MY]

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

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5737 [10JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H6470 [18JY]

———provide beneficiaries with accurate and understandable managed care information and negotiate with Medicare+Choice organizations to improve and expand benefit plans (see H.R. 4753), H7366 [7SE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H997 [14MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5737 [10JY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7212 [27JY]

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

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H9901 [12OC]

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), H2512 [3MY]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H3926 [6JN]

Native Americans: restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of California (see H.R. 4338), H8617 [2OC]

———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), H8200 [26SE]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H255 [8FE]

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]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H1078 [15MR]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H9907 [16OC]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H10257 [18OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2122 [11AP]

———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), H4220 [12JN]

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]

Puerto Rico: recognize entry into a permanent union with the U.S., based on a delegation of Government powers to the U.S., and guarantee citizenship rights (see H.R. 4751), H9767 [11OC]

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

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2239 [12AP]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7211 [27JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H757 [8MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]

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), H11716 [31OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———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), H7871 [19SE]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H10809 [24OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1629 [30MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H1764 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3649 [23MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H11813 [2NO]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H9505 [6OC]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H922 [9MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4818 [21JN]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1959 [6AP]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———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]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3649 [23MY]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1675 [3AP]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7991 [21SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10534 [23OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H209 [2FE]

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]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alphonse F. Auclair Post Office Building, Woonsocket, RI: designate (see H.R. 5355), H8617 [2OC]

Bruce F. Cotta Post Office Building, Newport, RI: designate (see H.R. 5354), H8617 [2OC]

Poems

``Francis Scott Key—America's Ultimate Poet and Patriot,'' Virginia L. Doris, E1364 [27JY]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2178 [12AP]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6704 [20JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3693 [24MY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6061 [17JY]

Congressional Forum on Laos: tribute to Rhode Island participants, E2068 [2NO]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 1283), E752 [17MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6366 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3272 [17MY], E868 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4987, H4988 [22JN]

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), H2178 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4579 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4579 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6704 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, E1785 [13OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4987, H4988 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4286 [13JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12063 [8DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5927 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5927 [12JY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3272 [17MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1453 [28MR]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), E1675 [4OC]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8577 [2OC]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5306 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E287 [13MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6525 [19JY]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, H7742 [19SE]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, E868 [25MY]

———White House summit on self-determination, E1151 [29JN]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1785 [13OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2436 [3MY], H3854 [25MY], H6526 [19JY], E63 [2FE], E144 [15FE], E1126 [27JN], E2093, E2094 [14NO]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856 [25OC]

Tributes

Doris, Virginia L., E1364 [27JY]

Weygand, Representative, H11358 [26OC]