DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Tobacco Exports Get Aid in Bill Set for House Vote, Marc Kaufman, Washington (DC) Post, H7427 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H7991 [21SE]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2012 [10AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H6471 [18JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

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

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1675 [3AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9900 [12OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H7992 [21SE]

Immigration: 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 H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

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

Social Security: promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

Taxation: provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H2013 [10AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1958 [6AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (H.R. 3688), consideration (see H. Res. 508), H3523 [22MY]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H1123 [20MR]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

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]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4556 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11449 [28OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4160 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3851 [25MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7935 [21SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5699 [10JY]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 5258), H7936 [21SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5863 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1332 [23MR]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H176, H178, H182 [2FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3678 [24MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H1 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3995, H3997 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3995, H3997 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4637 [19JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4051 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11743 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4637 [19JN]

Education: reductions in school class size, H11743 [1NO]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5699 [10JY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10753 [24OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H130 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H130 [1FE], H11247 [26OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7346 [7SE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8704 [3OC]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052 [15MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H845 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7707, H7708, H7709, H7710, H7711, H7712 [18SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H461 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5357 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5396 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H461 [16FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2063 [11AP], H4556 [15JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9558 [10OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2064, H2067 [11AP]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H2064 [11AP]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11247 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H585 [1MR]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2137, H2138, H2140 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H297, H301 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2792 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2785 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4134 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4084 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4162 [9JN]

———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence, H8099 [26SE]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2018, H2063, H2064, H2067 [11AP]

———rates, H11247 [26OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3847, H3849 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3835, H3837 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), motion to recommit, H3835, H3837, H3851, H3852 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7160 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7377, H7378, H7423, H7426, H7427 [12SE], H11894 [14NO]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2018, H2063, H2064, H2067 [11AP], H3835, H3837, H3849, H3851, H3852 [25MY], H4084 [8JN], H4162 [9JN], H4344 [14JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4168), H1678, H1679 [4AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4717), H5073, H5074 [23JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5284, H5288 [27JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2275 [13AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2261, H2266 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8099 [26SE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4808 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1074 [15MR]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: by, H7426 [12SE]