LAZIO, RICK (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1889 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7365 [7SE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 4709), H4816 [21JN]

Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H8799 [4OC]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

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), H6471 [18JY]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY]

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. 3533), H48 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 5500), H11879 [13NO]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 5375), H8735 [3OC]

FDA: restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H7281 [6SE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H4121 [8JN]

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), H1406 [23MR]

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), H1120 [16MR]

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

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H255 [8FE]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

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

———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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (see H.R. 4386), H2606 [4MY]

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

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4675 [19JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H2607 [4MY] (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5169 [26JN]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H342 [10FE]

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]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8061 [25SE]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

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

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H5843 [11JY]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2606 [4MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), H3813 [24MY]

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), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H9635 [10OC]

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]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

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

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), H9635 [10OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H10036 [17OC]

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

———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), H1958 [6AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2606 [4MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H7365 [7SE]

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

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), H1406 [23MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9767 [11OC]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4796), H5654 [29JN]

Ecology and environment: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H5654 [29JN]

Housing: extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 5193), H7722 [18SE]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H8061 [25SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 418), H9011 [5OC]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 4681), H4591 [15JN]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

Briefs

Posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt: by, H4331-H4333 [13JN]

Letters

Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, H2690 [9MY]

Remarks

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6995 [25JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1581, H1582 [29MR]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible, E1290 [21JY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church, H1917 [6AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2840 [10MY], H2942 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (H.R. 1649), H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1922 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915, H1916 [6AP]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1904 [6AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6671 [20JY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6973, H6980, H6995, H6996 [25JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), corrections in engrossment, H7177 [27JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), H9787 [11OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 4796), E1167 [30JN]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1348 [27JY]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1581, H1582 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5271 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H125 [1FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2306 [13AP]

Foreign policy: prohibit funding for the importation of products grown or manufactured in Iran, H6671 [20JY]

Health: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), H9769, H9786 [11OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H1621, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Housing: accreditation of home energy rating system providers for FHA energy efficiency certifications, H1909 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1857, H1861, H1864, H1889, H1898, H1903, H1904, H1905, H1906, H1909, H1910, H1911, H1912, H1913, H1914, H1915, H1916, H1917, H1922, H1935, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11995 [5DE]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1903, H1904, H1905, H1906 [6AP]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911, H1912, H1913, H1914 [6AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H859 [9MR]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H6671 [20JY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2723 [9MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2687, H2689, H2692, H2696 [9MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (H.R. 5274), E1587 [25SE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5365 [28JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), H385 [15FE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6511 [19JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

———gasoline price levels, H5271 [27JN]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5271 [27JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award Medal of Honor, H4330 [13JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9800 [11OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1622, H1623 [30MR]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), H5745, H5746, H5747 [11JY]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2797 [10MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6825 [25JY]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, E139 [15FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4172 [9JN]

Special order: granted, H3647 [23MY], H4335 [13JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 418, condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, E1722 [6OC]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, H7740 [19SE]

Murphy, John C., E1541 [20SE]

Vento, Bruce F., H9800 [11OC]