BRADY, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H7652 [14SE]

———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), H7503 [12SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H4220 [12JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

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

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4121 [8JN]

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

CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H3813 [24MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]

———expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H7212 [27JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H342 [10FE]

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

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H757 [8MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H6052 [13JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1589 [29MR]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

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

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5843 [11JY]

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

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]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

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), H373 [14FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5657 [29JN]

———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 Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7366 [7SE]

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: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5843 [11JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3049 [15MY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H1406 [23MR]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2122 [11AP]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

———provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1588 [29MR]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H6052 [13JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2967 [11MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H1675 [3AP]

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

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4817 [21JN]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1629 [30MR]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H1958 [6AP]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2239 [12AP]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H1477 [28MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2607 [4MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1852 [5AP]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5956 [12JY]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 294), H2341 [13AP]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1629 [30MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H1674 [3AP]

———require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

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]

House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H1629 [30MR]

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

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), H8200 [26SE]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H4174 [9JN]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H2906 [10MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H3869 [25MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

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]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H3650 [23MY]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1589 [29MR]

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]

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

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7366 [7SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2512 [3MY]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2967 [11MY]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H255 [8FE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H7281 [6SE]

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

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———increase the percentage of bad hospital debt that is reimbursable (see H.R. 4878), H7282 [6SE]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H3172 [16MY]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7871 [19SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H511 [16FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3412 [18MY]

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

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

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), H2905 [10MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1629 [30MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7578 [13SE]

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H7212 [27JY]

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

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1675 [3AP]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H4592 [15JN]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

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

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1588 [29MR]

———encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

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

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11928 [14NO]

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), H10036 [17OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5240 [27JN]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H1852 [5AP]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H5737 [10JY]

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H1284 [22MR]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H3413 [18MY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10036 [17OC]

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), H1762 [4AP]

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]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2122 [11AP]

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]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H1589 [29MR]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study with Temple University on the impact on highway safety of distractions to drivers (see H.R. 3848), H756 [8MR]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

SBA: establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 5249), H7990 [21SE]

Remarks

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1027 [15MR]

German Society of Pennsylvania: anniversary, E1666 [4OC]

Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1558 [21SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E641 [4MY]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 4554), H6388 [18JY]

Minority Arts Resource Council: tribute to the African American Rodeo, E1663 [4OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Southern Homes Services, E733 [16MY]

WDAS-Radio (Philadelphia, PA): anniversary, E1430 [7SE]

Tributes

Fernandez, Lois, E924 [9JN]

Hagele, Ann B., E1431 [7SE]

Henderson, Douglas (Jocko), E1299 [21JY]

Jones, R.T., Jr., E1092 [23JN]

McCaskill, Randall, E58 [2FE]

Sanchez, Sonia, E56 [2FE]

Simms, Vernal E., E58 [2FE]

Smallwood, Doris, E550 [12AP]

White Family, E1259 [18JY]