FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1554 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4593 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5085 [23JN], H5106 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4772 [20JN]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]

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

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H2122 [11AP]

———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]

Argentina: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H11928 [14NO]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2340 [13AP]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H10036 [17OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H1120 [16MR]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free elections and encourage improvement of democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3869 [25MY]

Capital punishment: 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. 3623), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

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

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

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]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

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]

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

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H165 [1FE]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

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

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

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), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2412 [2MY]

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

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

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

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7503 [12SE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H342 [10FE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2341 [13AP]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H8799 [4OC]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H575 [29FE]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10534 [23OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H6719 [20JY]

Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H342 [10FE]

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), H7212 [27JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7502 [12SE]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H2967 [11MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H166 [1FE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5956 [12JY]

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

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H255 [8FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H10809 [24OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2967 [11MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H11207 [26OC]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1852 [5AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

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

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H2512 [3MY]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H9011 [5OC]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H5737 [10JY]

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]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

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

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 officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H5241 [27JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H5241 (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———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]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4485 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H574 [29FE]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

———elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4220 [12JN]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H11195 [25OC]

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), H632 [1MR]

Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H165 [1FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

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: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H9011 [5OC]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow 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), H8061 [25SE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H50 [27JA]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H10473 [19OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H2412 [2MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

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

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), H3869 [25MY]

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), H7933 [20SE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H574 [29FE]

———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), H50 [27JA]

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]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

Lists

Dept. of Commerce employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5570 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5454, H5535, H5570 [29JN], H5703 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5422 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9679 [11OC]

AID: U.N. Drug Control Program economic development activities funding, H1555 [29MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5604 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1542, H1544, H1555 [29MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3350 [18MY]

Barrett, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2111 [4DE]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7553 [13SE]

———Pajaro River flood control projects funding, H5219 [27JN]

Capps, Representative: University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5570 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3697 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2885, H2889, H2897, H2900 [10MY], H2914, H2919, H2920, H2927 [11MY]

Colombia: assistance to internally displaced persons funding, H1542 [29MR]

———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1544 [29MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H5604 [29JN]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6858 [25JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11788 [2NO]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: mandatory funding mechanisms, H2889 [10MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2927 [11MY]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7387 [12SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4772, H4773 [20JN], E1105 [23JN]

Coshocton, OH: North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station funding, H5535 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5703 [10JY]

Dept. of Commerce: dedication of memorial to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H1655 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3350, H3386 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5604 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4517, H4537 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8654 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11238 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5106, H5107 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4772, H4773 [20JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11238 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12057 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9679 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H7926, H7927 [20SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5219 [27JN]

Gordon, Harold: tribute to book ``The Last Sunrise'', E89 [8FE]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H9544 [10OC]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4537 [15JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8654 [3OC]

———prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2897 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2914 [11MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2900 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H8206 [27SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3386 [18MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4537 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4537 [15JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4517 [15JN]

NOAA: funding, H5106, H5107 [26JN]

Olympic games: tribute to Salinas, CA, participants, E1427 [7SE]

Point of order, H1555 [29MR]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2919 [11MY]

———restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2885 [10MY]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6860 [25JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7329 [7SE]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister, E1481 [14SE]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8102 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11924 [14NO]

Special order: granted, H7575 [13SE]

Statements

Tribute to Adam N. Darling—Victim of Plane Crash While on Trade Mission in Croatia, H1656 [3AP]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for San Diego County, CA, H9516 [10OC]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District California, H2487 [3MY]

Tributes

Adams, Virginia Best, E1102 [23JN]

Bliss, James, E334 [16MR]

Chapin, Donald, Sr. (Dudley), E2016 [28OC]

Chaplin, Robert C., E876 [25MY]

Criley, Richard, E1266 [19JY]

Devlin, Daniel, E2110 [4DE]

Dodd, Nancy, E2009 [28OC]

Gardiner, John, E1068 [21JN]

Gill, Johnny, E1411 [6SE]

Grunsky, Donald L., E788 [19MY]

Inada, Steve H., E434 [28MR]

Keene, Clifford H., E766 [18MY]

Lund, Dorothy, E1633 [29SE]

Marcus, Zoe A. Orr, E1799 [16OC]

Michels, Larry, E244 [8MR]

Mills, Evangeline C., E771 [19MY]

Morgens, Howard J., E792 [19MY]

Parr, Jack F., E1483 [14SE]

Rand, Doug, E1069 [21JN]

Selby, Richard, E362 [21MR]

Seyferth, Harold H., E2114 [4DE]

Tanimura, Charles I., E1083 [22JN]

Thompson, Ralph, Jr., E1087 [23JN]

Woodward, Lillian Baker, E239 [8MR]

Wyckoff, Florence W.R., E1652 [3OC]