McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Building a Stronger Global Partnership for International Development Through Support for Basic Education and Childhood Nutrition: President Clinton, E1390 [27JY]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4785 [20JN], H4820 [21JN], H4979, H5007 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, E576 [13AP]

Stumbling Efforts in East Timor, New York (NY) Times, H2470 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3413 [18MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5843 [11JY]

———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]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H3869 [25MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1182), H1119 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H373 [14FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H11879 [13NO]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H758 [8MR]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H922 [9MR]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4817 [21JN]

———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), H4336 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7282 [6SE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H5084 [23JN]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H8469 [28SE]

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

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7992 [21SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H1163 [21MR]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H922 [9MR]

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), H6355 [17JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7991 [21SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H758 [8MR]

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4675 [19JN]

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

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]

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: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1477 [28MR]

———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H2340 [13AP]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]

———return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H8469 [28SE]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

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), H278 [9FE]

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

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), H3925 [6JN]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H11955 [4DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

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), H1852 [5AP]

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: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1077 [15MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H931 [13MR]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H11716 [31OC]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4818 [21JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2341 [13AP]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H4174 [9JN]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 3006), H3474 [19MY]

———establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4337 [13JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1120 [16MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H3926 [6JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H998 [14MR]

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

———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), H7366 [7SE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H12532 [15DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H342 [10FE]

FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see H.R. 1612), H48 [27JA]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H5737 [10JY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

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), H4036 [7JN]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2012 [10AP]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H1119 [16MR]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H342 [10FE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H3172 [16MY]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H1123 [20MR]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H4121 [8JN]

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

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H11955 [4DE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H8406 [27SE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H4036 [7JN]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H8062 [25SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

———support programs and activities that provide food to the needy and school-age children in developing countries (see H. Res. 649), H10808 [24OC]

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

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]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5446), H9767 [11OC]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H922 [9MR]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H5085 [23JN]

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

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H3474 [19MY]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H342 [10FE]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H5737 [10JY]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H7871 [19SE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H11621 [30OC]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H50 [27JA]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H50 [27JA]

———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), H4674 [19JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H10036 [17OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7282 [6SE]

———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), H922 [9MR]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H511 [16FE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]

———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), H4484 [14JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

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), H7652 [14SE]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

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

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

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

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H7373 [11SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1629 [30MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H10036 [17OC]

———permit public schools and other entities to determine presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1298), H373 [14FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 5572), H11842 [3NO]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

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

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4337 [13JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H5737 [10JY] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2123 [11AP]

———establish a demonstration project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 4555), H4122 [8JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3869 [25MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2771 [9MY]

———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), H7366 [7SE]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1285 [22MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H9767 [11OC]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4036 [7JN]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

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), H3926 [6JN]

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

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7652 [14SE]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H9901 [12OC]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H7282 [6SE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2340 [13AP]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H7503 [12SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H7992 [21SE]

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]

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

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]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

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

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H12045 [7DE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1120 [16MR]

Power resources: 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 utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7723 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H1119 [16MR]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H2411 [2MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H7652 [14SE]

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

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7992 [21SE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3650 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3926 [6JN]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———provide FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children (see H.R. 4927), H7003 [25JY]

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]

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

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8799 [4OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1674 [3AP]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H8799 [4OC]

———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 for public transportation expenses and reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 3538), H49 [27JA]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3869 [25MY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2340 [13AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H5036 [22JN]

———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. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2607 [4MY]

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

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H1675 [3AP]

———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), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2411 [2MY]

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

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4485 [14JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1629 [30MR]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H1958 [6AP]

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

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H90 [31JA]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H2512 [3MY]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

———urge the President to condition discussions about foreign military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see H. Res. 361), H7366 [7SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H4675 [19JN]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1285 [22MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H12080 [11DE]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7992 [21SE]

———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. 4791), H7212 [27JY]

———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), H7002 [25JY]

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 firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7281 [6SE]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

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

Water pollution: establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H5656 [29JN]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H998 [14MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 37), H4818 [21JN]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H9767 [11OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4319), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4357), H2410 [2MY]

Medicare: payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5036 [22JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Taxation: provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3049 [15MY]

Letters

Colombian drug interdiction assistance: by, H493 [16FE]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: Carios Moore, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

———Roger W. Chastain, American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

Poems

``Transportation'', E937 [9JN]

Press releases

East Timorese Refugees Face New Threat, Human Rights Watch (organization), H2470 [3MY]

Questions

Textile product safeguards and the 12 year product specific safeguards in the People's Republic of China World Trade Organization accession agreement: American Textile Manufacturers Institute, H3742 [24MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5790 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5419 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9672 [11OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1532, H1545 [29MR], H1618 [30MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1489 [29MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2179 [12AP]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3352 [18MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1317 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3741 [24MY]

Clinton, MA: tribute to Clinton High School, and NYPRO, Inc., participants at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition, E690 [10MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2833 [10MY]

Collins, Christine Smith: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E2094 [14NO]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1489 [29MR]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1545 [29MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1532 [29MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H492 [16FE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6361 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H1618 [30MR], H5790 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3352 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4999 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4531 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7148 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: tribute to Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program Poetry Contest winners, E937 [9JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4979, H4999, H5007, H5008 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4263 [13JN]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1532 [29MR]

Education: Pell Grant Program funding, H4263 [13JN]

FAA: treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11865 [13NO]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5993 [13JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5419 [28JN], H9672 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5901 [12JY], H5993 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10842 [25OC]

Foreign policy: global childhood nutrition programs funding, E1389 [27JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1453 [28MR]

Holden, MA: Wachusett Regional High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E319 [15MR]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7769 [19SE]

Indonesia: murder of U.N. employees in East Timor, H7219 [6SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor, H5901 [12JY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4319), E576 [13AP]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (H.R. 4357), H2470 [3MY]

———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor, H7219 [6SE]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4531 [15JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7148 [27JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H1618 [30MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (H.R. 2341), H7900 [20SE]

Medicare: correct reductions to service provider payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H7900 [20SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H461 [16FE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (H.R. 4395), H7900 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5381 [28JN]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (H.R. 4727), E1093 [23JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H461 [16FE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (H.R. 5163), H7900 [20SE]

National Association of Medical Minority Educators: tribute, E273 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4531 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4531 [15JN]

NIST: fire safety research and technology funding, H5007, H5008 [22JN]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6550 [19JY]

SBA: Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4979 [22JN]

Shrewsbury, MA: Rotary Club recipient of Shrewsbury Community Services Harry Cutting, Jr., Award, E2095 [14NO]

———tribute to Shrewsbury High School baseball team, E1326 [26JY]

———tribute to Shrewsbury High School boys' baseball team, E2088 [13NO]

———tribute to Shrewsbury Senior Center, E144 [15FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H314 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H314 [10FE]

———rates, H1317 [23MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (H. Con. Res. 306), H11592 [30OC]

Turkey: proposed sale of attack helicopters, H9805 [11OC]

University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth: tribute men's and women's basketball teams, E1753 [12OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7964 [21SE]

Votes: position on missed, H10842 [25OC]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Central Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, E1056 [20JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H508 [16FE], H2236 [12AP], H9816 [11OC], H11617 [30OC]

Testimonies

Global Childhood Nutrition Programs: by, E1391 [27JY]

———George S. McGovern, E1391 [27JY]

Tributes

Ampagoomian, Charles, Sr., E1529 [19SE]

Carroll, Francis R., E1449 [13SE]

Monfredo, Joseph J., E1814 [17OC]

Raymond, Ralph, E1856 [19OC]

Rourke, Paula, E2118 [4DE]

Szala, Alfred A., E334 [16MR]