CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1571, H1589 [29MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H8062 [25SE]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

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), H7991 [21SE]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H7502 [12SE]

Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7128 [26JY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

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]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H11879 [13NO]

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), H6600 [19JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H4174 [9JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2341 [13AP]

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

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), H8469 [28SE]

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]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3523 [22MY]

Education: provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H10473 [19OC]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H6354 [17JY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H4674 [19JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3925 [6JN]

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

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H757 [8MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8736 [3OC]

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3523 [22MY]

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

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]

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]

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]

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3523 [22MY]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3523 [22MY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

Law enforcement: ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H10036 [17OC]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H1588 [29MR]

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

———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]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H3413 [18MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H998 [14MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

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 if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), H2122 [11AP]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3474 [19MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H3523 [22MY]

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), H1406 [23MR]

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]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H922 [9MR]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11879 [13NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5955 [12JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7933 [20SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2967 [11MY]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H4675 [19JN]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3523 [22MY]

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

Serbia: elections (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H4174 [9JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———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), H3308 [17MY]

SSA: prepare for the needs of the 21st century (see H.R. 5447), H9767 [11OC]

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

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 4959), H9635 [10OC]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 4843), H6051 [13JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H5435 [28JN]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]

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

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7212 [27JY]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 4719), H5657 [29JN]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H11621 [30OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H9635 [10OC]

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), H11207 [26OC]

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), H2012 [10AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10534 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Families and domestic relations: simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN]

Taxation: modify the alternative minimum tax for estates in bankruptcy (see H.R. 4294), H2337 [13AP]

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of part-time employees who are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3708), H572 [29FE]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H4816 [21JN]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H6434 [18JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H649 [8MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11451 [28OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1571 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8776 [4OC]

Baltimore, MD: dedication of monument to Polish Army officers massacred during World War II, E1733 [10OC], E1785 [13OC]

———tribute to General Motors Corp., assembly plant, E1578 [25SE]

Baltimore Hebrew University: anniversary, E420 [27MR]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), E1463 [13SE]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3095 [16MY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7796 [19SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5863 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6613 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434, H6435, H6436 [18JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1312 [23MR]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, H9871 [12OC]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), H2157 [12AP]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4207 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3689 [24MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), E1463 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1707 [4AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4207 [12JN], H4306 [13JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H8776 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2355), E1463 [13SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5229, H5235, H5236 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7310, H7311, H7313, H7314 [7SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319 [7SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (H.R. 3824), E221 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7313, H7314, H7319 [7SE]

Flag Day: observance, H4344 [14JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H130 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H130 [1FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1707 [4AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 100), H8035 [25SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), E520 [10AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9042 [6OC]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4448), H7235 [6SE]

Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E897 [6JN]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5229 [27JN]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5235, H5236 [27JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5355 [28JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, E1786 [13OC]

———condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), E1918 [25OC]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H5849 [12JY], E1786 [13OC]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

Pensions: reform, H7796 [19SE]

———reform (H.R. 1102), H6507, H6517 [19JY]

Perry Hall, MD: anniversary, E1525 [19SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H8776 [4OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8776 [4OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11245 [26OC]

Serbia: U.S. policy, H10837 [25OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H585 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1443 [28MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11451 [28OC]

SSA: administrative expenses funding, H1571 [29MR]

———funding, H4306 [13JN]

Taxation: allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan, H6517 [19JY]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (H.R. 5117), H8070 [26SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H299, H320 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2816 [10MY]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H320 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4137, H4150 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4083 [8JN]

———rates, H1312 [23MR], H11451 [28OC]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12099 [15DE]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2816 [10MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2272 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9042 [6OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4794 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8734 [3OC]

Tributes

Richardson, Frank, H704 [8MR]

Valentine, Herbert D., E428 [28MR]

Yates, Sidney R., E1995 [28OC]