HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H374 [14FE], H400 [15FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H3145 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Pilots Fulfill Wish of Ill Child, E1847 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H1120 [16MR]

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: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

———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), H3523 [22MY]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H5955 [12JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H6052 [13JY]

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

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H6354 [17JY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2512 [3MY]

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]

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), H5737 [10JY]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1164 [21MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H6719 [20JY]

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

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H3309 [17MY]

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]

Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H1852 [5AP]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 205), H5737 [10JY]

———protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3172 [16MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H5955 [12JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H6599 [19JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H1675 [3AP]

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

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7366 [7SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271), H6777 [24JY] (see H.R. 4272), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), H1629 [30MR]

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]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H7932 [20SE]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H3173 [16MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H8799 [4OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H6719 [20JY]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H342 [10FE]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3309 [17MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H3413 [18MY]

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

Health: promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7503 [12SE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7932 [20SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5737 [10JY]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H7502 [12SE]

Iran: 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), H10036 [17OC]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H7365 [7SE]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H7503 [12SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H3869 [25MY]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3869 [25MY]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H7652 [14SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7723 [18SE]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7933 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4680), H4591 [15JN]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8799 [4OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H1958 [6AP] (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1958 [6AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H4175 [9JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 419), H9768 [11OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H6471 [18JY]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), H255 [8FE]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

———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), H3412 [18MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

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), H4592 [15JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

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

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H5955 [12JY]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H2122 [11AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7723 [18SE]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H48 [27JA]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H4592 [15JN]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H11716 [31OC]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H165 [1FE]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H8469 [28SE]

———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), H7578 [13SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4592 [15JN]

———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]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H3813 [24MY]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H9768 [11OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H10257 [18OC]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H7652 [14SE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H4675 [19JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1958 [6AP]

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

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1958 [6AP]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3869 [25MY]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H8469 [28SE]

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), H9010 [5OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7281 [6SE] (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H4035 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 5037, 5038), H7207 [27JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1797 [5AP]

American Museum of Science and Energy: designate (H.R. 4940), H10625 [24OC]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10553 [24OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1256 [22MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1256 [22MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1256 [22MR], H8906 [5OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

Celeste, TX: anniversary, E1419 [7SE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H393, H400, H402, H403, H406, H407 [15FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4850, H4855, H4859, H4885 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10390 [19OC]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H10615, H10620 [24OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H10562 [24OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4885 [21JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4691 [20JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (H.R. 3525), H506 [16FE]

Flatt, Douglas E.: American Society of Civil Engineers Service to People Award recipient, E1363 [27JY]

Foerster, Paul: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1874 [19OC]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8031 [25SE]

———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]

Free enterprise: tribute, E494 [5AP]

GAO: study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H406 [15FE]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H402 [15FE]

Harber, Dorothy: Dallas, TX, Safari Club Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award recipient, E688 [10MY]

MaBank, TX: anniversary, E1358 [27JY]

Marty, Edward J.: Purple Heart award recipient, E2233 [15DE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7601 [14SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 409), H8078, H8079 [26SE]

———design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (H.R. 2572), H8076 [26SE]

———funding, H4855 [21JN], H10390 [19OC]

NIH: computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research, H403 [15FE]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration, H8080 [26SE]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8080 [26SE]

———improve computer security (H.R. 2413), H10609 [24OC]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10620 [24OC]

———funding, H4859 [21JN], H10390 [19OC]

———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries, H403 [15FE]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9561 [10OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8906 [5OC]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 590), H8017 [25SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4850 [21JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2004, H2005 [10AP], H2144 [12AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2276 [13AP]

Texas: tribute to East Texas Literacy Council, E389 [22MR]

Tyler, TX: tribute to the Texas Rose Festival, E2009 [28OC]

U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1550), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 655), H11325 [26OC]

USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc.: tribute to acquisition of LST 325 from Greece, H10882 [25OC]

Tributes

Banks, Betty Jean Henderson, E1690 [6OC], E1853 [19OC]

Becker, George, Jr., E1685 [5OC]

Blackstone, James, E1851 [19OC]

Cace, Johnny, E2234 [15DE]

Coats, W.E. (Bill), E1771 [13OC]

Conradt, L.W. (Bob), E2231 [15DE]

Curtis, J.R., E1689 [6OC], E1854 [19OC]

Donaldson, Donald C., E276 [9MR]

Gale-Anderson, Jeanie, E687 [10MY]

Garrett, Taylor, E1368 [27JY]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12010 [5DE]

Groff, Marion A., III, E1849 [19OC]

Keahey, Paul, Jr., E1172 [30JN]

Keller, Leonard J., E690 [10MY]

Key, Caroline Malone, E2009 [28OC]

Kinsey, Aaron, E494 [5AP]

Legg, Don, E1418 [7SE]

Martin, Eugene E., E1859 [19OC]

Mea, Tiffany L., E2009 [28OC]

Murdoch, Bob, E1171 [30JN]

Reddell, Clara McKinney, E493 [5AP]

Riley, Elvin E., Jr., E2016 [28OC]

Saxon, Milton, E1850 [19OC]

Skiles, Joseph H., E1417 [7SE]

Smith, Allen G., E1364 [27JY]

Vickers, Donald, E1366 [27JY]

Vogel, Carl, E1176 [30JN]

Young, Gerald E., E1769 [13OC]