SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6694 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4985, H5038 [22JN], H5114 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4969 [22JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H4174 [9JN]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H5955 [12JY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

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]

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: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H8062 [25SE]

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

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1477 [28MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

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 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), H575 [29FE]

Dept. of HHS: 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 HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H7211 [27JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1477 [28MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H11207 [26OC]

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]

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

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H455 [15FE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H4336 [13JN]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

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

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H6470 [18JY]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5737 [10JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H10036 [17OC]

———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]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 840), H757 [8MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H9011 [5OC]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7207 [27JY]

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

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]

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), H1476 [28MR]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H5843 [11JY]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

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]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H11928 [14NO]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5656 [29JN]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H454 [15FE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7652 [14SE]

———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]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H6719 [20JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

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), H7365 [7SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H342 [10FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H1119 [16MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5436 [28JN]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

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

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H5956 [12JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H7652 [14SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7366 [7SE]

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), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H9901 [12OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H575 [29FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H8469 [28SE]

———exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property created by the decedent (see H.R. 2107), H574 [29FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1588 [29MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]

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

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7652 [14SE]

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: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1163 [21MR]

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), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8469 [28SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H8062 [25SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5421 [28JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1509 [29MR]

Aquinas Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1899 [25OC]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of the Great Dominican Parade and Festival of the Bronx, E1221 [13JY]

———tribute to Community School Board 12 scholarship dinner dance, E750 [17MY]

———tribute to La Resurreccion United Methodist Church, E1800 [16OC]

———tribute to Little League Rolando Paulino All-Star baseball team, E1440 [11SE]

———tribute to Monsignor Scanian High School girls' basketball team, E510 [6AP]

Bronx Community College: anniversary of Hall of Fame 10K run, E643 [4MY]

———tribute to Hall of Fame for Great Americans, E692 [10MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1509 [29MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H6696 [20JY]

Del Valle Family: Puerto Rican Family of the Millennium honorees, E1058 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: economic and statistical analysis programs funding through reductions in Dept. of State educational and cultural exchange programs, H5105 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3368 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4985 [22JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5149 [26JN]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5141, H5143 [26JN]

Dept. of State: certification of U.N. budget, H5114 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6686 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7147 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6686, H6696 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, E1989 [28OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11282 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4963, H4966, H4969, H4985, H5015, H5028 [22JN], H5051, H5053, H5062 [23JN], H5105, H5113, H5114, H5117, H5130, H5135, H5139, H5141, H5143, H5149, H5159 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), amendment process, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4960 [22JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4727 [20JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11282 [26OC]

FCC: Office of Media Relations funding, H5139 [26JN]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5421 [28JN]

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5117 [26JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H9 [27JA]

Hispanic Parade Committee, Inc.: tribute, E1627 [28SE]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5113 [26JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7147 [27JY]

LSC: funding, H4969 [22JN]

———payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130 [26JN]

New York, NY: tribute to Family Day Millennium Celebration, E640 [4MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5053 [23JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5062 [23JN]

Point of order, H5131, H5150 [26JN]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3368 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3368 [18MY]

Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1989 [28OC]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition and Empowerment Day, E29 [31JA]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1897 [25OC]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4727 [20JN]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H5015 [22JN]

Tributes

Bennett, Bertram G., Jr., E1547 [20SE]

Broomes, Derek E., E2180 [13DE]

Brown, Marcella R., E1197 [11JY]

Brown, Roscoe C., Jr., E754 [17MY]

Karmon, Elias, E637 [4MY]

Mohammed, Shafeik, E1987 [28OC]

Rivera, Norma, E33 [31JA]

Springer, Lloyd, E1437 [11SE]

Stevenson, Edward A., Jr., E2119 [4DE]