METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5534, H5658 [29JN]

Articles and editorials

Guiding the Pen, Balint Vazsonyi, Washington (DC) Times, E35 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

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: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H2655 [8MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8062 [25SE]

———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), H8406 [27SE]

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

———improve benefits for members of the reserve components and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), H2770 [9MY]

———provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 3565), H1477 [28MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H7003 [25JY]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H575 [29FE]

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]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H3869 [25MY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H2512 [3MY]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Education: qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 1005), H4674 [19JN]

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H2512 [3MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

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

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H2239 [12AP]

FDIC: merge deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 3899), H921 [9MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H574 [29FE]

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), H921 [9MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H1957 [6AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H5843 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2771 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H2905 [10MY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

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

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H219 [7FE]

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]

Housing: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H7211 [27JY]

———consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3703), H7282 [6SE]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2906 [10MY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7129 [26JY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H7997 [22SE]

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), H10473 [19OC]

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

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

Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), H633 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H165 [1FE]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4336 [13JN]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H1119 [16MR]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 4968), H7282 [6SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H3173 [16MY]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 4734), H5241 [27JN]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see H.R. 3629), H340 [10FE]

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), H7723 [18SE]

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]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H6051 [13JY]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4337 [13JN]

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), H7652 [14SE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2412 [2MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H756 [8MR]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2606 [4MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———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 (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2967 [11MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3813 [24MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H1284 [22MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4220 [12JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4818 [21JN]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 443), H11954 [4DE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

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), H342 [10FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H4592 [15JN]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 89), H631 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H647 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a simplified Smaller Ship Shared-Risk Financing Guarantees formula (see H.R. 4682), H4591 [15JN]

Financial institutions: repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 4067), H1404 [23MR]

Money: convert to a circulating currency system that does not involve debt or interest (see H.R. 5510), H10472 [19OC]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4017), H1118 [16MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H90 [31JA]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H8061 [25SE]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see H.R. 4385), H2606 [4MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1591 [30MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5534, H5596 [29JN]

Armed Forces: suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective, H3151 [16MY]

Bellingham, WA: anniversary of pipeline accident, H4172 [9JN]

Budget: deficit, H7827 [19SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3678 [24MY]

Coins: use of profits from sale of Sacajawea dollar coins to reduce the public debt, H540 [29FE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H10225 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: require research into presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H143 [1FE], H909 [9MR]

Dept. of State: VOA broadcast condemning the terrorist attack on Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in Yemen, H10225 [18OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4518 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: tribute to Sacajawea dollar coin, H1658 [3AP]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2737 [9MY]

FDA: assessment of allergenicity of genetically engineered foods, H5596 [29JN]

———review of Tulane University Medical School research on the presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H5534 [29JN]

Financial institutions: repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 4067), H2077 [11AP]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H6770 [24JY]

———promote accountability, H6450 [18JY]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H706 [8MR]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H10803-H10805 [24OC]

Inflation: impact of wage levels on interest rates, H7347 [7SE]

INS: increase number of Border Patrol agents on Northwestern U.S. border, H1126 [21MR]

———increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6089 [17JY]

Kosovo: U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H1943 [6AP]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4518 [15JN]

NATO: status of U.S. forces and military operations in the Balkan region of Europe, H1626 [30MR]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1724 [4AP]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9558 [10OC]

———improve safety (H.R. 3558), H69 [31JA], H612 [1MR], H4172 [9JN], H6564 [19JY]

Presidents of the U.S.: use of executive orders and other unilateral decision-making processes, H363 [14FE], H1821 [5AP]

Public debt: impact of interest rates on the national debt, H7646-H7648 [14SE]

———reduce by declaring Federal Reserve notes to be official currency enabling return of Treasury bonds and reduction of interest payments, H6360 [18JY], H8040 [25SE], H8894 [5OC]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II, H7493 [12SE]

———tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (H. Con. Res. 408), H9598 [10OC]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (H.R. 4385), H2637 [8MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7326 [7SE]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H7701 [18SE]

Votes: position on missed, E467 [30MR]

Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H240 [8FE], H2171 [12AP]

———resumption of whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H7067 [26JY]

World Trade Organization: threat to U.S. sovereignty, H8195-H8197 [26SE]

———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H1989 [10AP], H2601-H2603 [4MY], H4670-H4672 [19JN], H4799 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1474 [28MR]

Special order: granted, H87 [31JA], H163 [1FE], H252 [8FE], H338 [10FE], H553 [29FE], H628 [1MR], H916 [9MR], H983 [14MR], H1627 [30MR], H1671 [3AP], H1761 [4AP], H1849 [5AP], H1955 [6AP], H2010 [10AP], H2398 [2MY], H2647 [8MY], H3170 [16MY], H3307 [17MY], H3647 [23MY], H3918 [6JN], H4335 [13JN], H4814 [21JN], H5841 [11JY], H6047 [13JY], H6346 [17JY], H7127 [26JY], H7363 [7SE], H7498 [12SE], H7720 [18SE], H8059 [25SE], H8797 [4OC], H9816 [11OC], H10254 [18OC], H11877 [13NO], H12016 [5DE]