McCOLLUM, BILL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12510 [15DE]

Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 5562), H12513 [15DE]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12512 [15DE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H8469 [28SE]

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

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]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9011 [5OC]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H1077 [15MR]

———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1588 [29MR]

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

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

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. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

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), H7003 [25JY]

Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H90 [31JA]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

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

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 4653), H5956 [12JY]

———initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3049 [15MY]

———improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4575), H3868 [25MY]

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

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H5955 [12JY]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

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

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2412 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H3868 [25MY]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H647 [6MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1589 [29MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7281 [6SE]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H7212 [27JY]

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering: support for the task force and the public identification of noncooperative jurisdictions in combating international money laundering (see H. Res. 495), H2606 [4MY]

Financial institutions: repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5737 [10JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H342 [10FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H630 [1MR]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 3058), H1163 [21MR]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

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), H5737 [10JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7281 [6SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H10534 [23OC]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2607 [4MY]

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

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H6719 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 5151), H7871 [19SE]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H9900 [12OC]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H7932 [20SE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H9011 [5OC]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), H1120 [16MR]

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), H10809 [24OC]

National Guard: extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H7281 [6SE]

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

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

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), H1477 [28MR]

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]

Pakistan: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 406), H49 [27JA]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1598), H5241 [27JN]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H2411 [2MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7282 [6SE]

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

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H8407 [27SE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]

———sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H3474 [19MY]

———promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H454 [15FE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5373), H8735 [3OC]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H9505 [6OC]

———regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1119 [16MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see H.R. 2331), H6354 [17JY]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H1629 [30MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6599 [19JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H2607 [4MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]

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

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H1588 [29MR]

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

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H4036 [7JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2607 [4MY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

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

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1285 [22MR]

———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), H7652 [14SE]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3309 [17MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: prevent certain frauds involving aircraft or space vehicle parts (see H.R. 3862), H756 [8MR]

Children and youth: recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

Crime: combat money laundering (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [20JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

———provide law enforcement block grants (see H.R. 4999), H7206 [27JY]

———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product (see H.R. 5393), H9010 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: eligibility for special compensation benefits for certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 4832), H5955 [12JY]

Drugs: protect children from drug traffickers (see H.R. 5312), H8405 [27SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3531), H48 [27JA]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (see H. Res. 679), H12532 [15DE]

———print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 107th Congress (see H. Res. 678), H12532 [15DE]

Immigration: appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests, make grants to States to include samples in FBI Combined DNA Index System, and collect and analyze samples from certain offenders for FBI system (see H.R. 5000), H7206 [27JY]

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

Schools: ensure implementation of adequate safeguards before distributing certain prescribed medications to students (see H.R. 4083), H1405 [23MR]

Supreme Court: make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (see H.R. 5136), H7365 [7SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: revise definition of ``Vietnam era'' to provide eligibility for certain veterans benefits without regard to whether service was performed in Vietnam (see H.R. 4833), H5955 [12JY]

Letters

Criminal penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse: Donnie R. Marshall, DEA, H8256 [27SE]

———Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H8256 [27SE]

Lists

Committees' staff, E2236 [15DE]

Staff (1981-2000), H7547 [13SE]

Remarks

AMVETS: amend charter (H.R. 604), H12510 [15DE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1528 [29MR]

———strike certain emergency designations relative to budget caps, H1514 [29MR]

———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1514 [29MR]

Armed Forces: tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (H. Res. 673), H12520 [15DE]

Children and youth: recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Con. Res. 375), E1362 [27JY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1528 [29MR]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): tribute to former staff, H12043 [7DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): accomplishments of the Subcommittee on Crime, H12041-H12043 [7DE]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: implementation, H1514 [29MR]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12509, H12510 [15DE]

Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 5562), H12513 [15DE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7535 [13SE]

———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6930 [25JY]

———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12511 [15DE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H2082 [11AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2027, H2033 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3315 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7535 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12032 [7DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 162), H12529 [15DE]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1528 [29MR]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10363 [19OC]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 245), H128 [1FE]

———child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H125 [1FE]

———importance of families eating together (H. Con. Res. 343), H6961 [25JY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2082 [11AP]

Health care professionals: commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (H. Res. 476), H12520 [15DE]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (H. Res. 679), H12503 [15DE]

———appreciation of opportunity to serve, H7916-H7923 [20SE], H11916 [14NO], H12522 [15DE]

———assessment of legislation and activities during tenure, H7916-H7923 [20SE]

———authoority of officials during adjournment, H12503 [15DE]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H11915 [14NO]

———print revised edition of the House Rules and Manual for the 107th Congress (H. Res. 678), H12502 [15DE]

———tribute to staff, H7547 [13SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1862 [6AP]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7770 [19SE]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H2040 [11AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3459 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), permission to file report, H2952 [11MY]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H12031, H12032 [7DE]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), H12028 [7DE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10654 [24OC]

———Israeli/Syrian peace initiatives, E322 [15MR]

Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, E658 [4MY]

Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, E658 [4MY]

Staff: tribute, E2236 [15DE]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (H. Con. Res. 312), H5181 [27JN]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3315 [18MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H262 [9FE], H317 [10FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7166 [27JY]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), E1359 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, H330 [10FE], E288 [13MR]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2564 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10363 [19OC]

Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), H6751 [24JY]

White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance: establish (S. 3181), H12517 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7575 [13SE], H11925 [14NO], H12529 [15DE]

Tribute, H12523 [15DE]

Reports filed

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3484) (H. Rept. 106-920), H8616 [2OC]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Enhanced Federal Security Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4827) (H. Rept. 106-913), H8468 [28SE]

Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1349) (H. Rept. 106-851), H7650 [14SE]

Internet Gambling Prohibition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3125) (H. Rept. 106-655), H4035 [7JN]

Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police Authority To Provide Security Beyond the Supreme Court Building and Grounds: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5136) (H. Rept. 106-931), H8799 [4OC]

Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 106-878), H7990 [21SE]

Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 106-778), H6776 [24JY]

Presidential Threat Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 106-669), H4219 [12JN]

Statements

Registration Requirements for Practitioners Who Dispense Narcotic Drugs for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatments: by, H8259 [27SE]

Tributes

Hinckley, Amelia M.H., E2064 [2NO]