ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, E479 [3AP]

Public Lives—A Diplomatic Outsider Who Lobbies Inside Washington, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, E589 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H165 [1FE]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H3172 [16MY]

———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), H1588 [29MR]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5084 [23JN]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5169 [26JN]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H2607 [4MY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2905 [10MY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9011 [5OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

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), H6052 [13JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H922 [9MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H2655 [8MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H574 [29FE]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5737 [10JY]

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

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]

———establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H2905 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2341 [13AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

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), H2240 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]

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

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H90 [31JA]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1406 [23MR]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1852 [5AP]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8617 [2OC]

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

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

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H9907 [16OC]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2655 [8MY]

———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), H2770 [9MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1958 [6AP]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H3474 [19MY]

Indonesia: 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), H7652 [14SE]

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

———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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean Peninsula: summit between North and South Korea (see H. Res. 543), H7129 [26JY]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2341 [13AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H1957 [6AP]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10257 [18OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H50 [27JA]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1629 [30MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H3926 [6JN]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8736 [3OC]

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

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H50 [27JA]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

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), H4220 [12JN]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H1406 [23MR]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H3868 [25MY]

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), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

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

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

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H341 [10FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H4174 [9JN]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H342 [10FE]

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

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), H1629 [30MR]

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]

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

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H10036 [17OC]

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]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H209 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H2905 [10MY]

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5036 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 [27JA]

Diseases: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4426), H2966 [11MY]

Iran: condemn continued imprisonment of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, sustain U.S. sanctions, and oppose any assistance provided by international institutions (see H. Res. 614), H9504 [6OC]

Medicare: make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 5614), H11781 [1NO]

Poems

``Forever at Rest,'' Sol Axelrod, E835 [25MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1512 [29MR]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (H. Res. 531), H6085 [17JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2174 [12AP]

Bayside (NY) Times: anniversary, E1197 [11JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1675 [4OC]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1512 [29MR]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6365 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3360 [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, H5006 [22JN]

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 (H. Res. 398), H2174 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5006 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11496 [29OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6012 [13JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H3567 [23MY]

Hassan, Ayhan: Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington (organization) Annual Spring Gala honoree, E618 [3MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1867 [6AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6012 [13JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3360 [18MY]

Korean-American Association of Greater New York: anniversary, E1133 [28JN]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2724 [9MY]

Medicare: require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11496 [29OC]

Memorial Day: observance, E835 [25MY]

Merchant Marines: tribute, E835 [25MY]

Queens Courier (publication): anniversary, E1653 [3OC]

Risca, Viviana: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search winner, E323 [15MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10857 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1403 [23MR]

Tributes

Axelrod, Sol, E835 [25MY]

Chen, Stephen, E479 [3AP], E589 [13AP]

Mack, Ruth, E777 [19MY]

Petro, Mary, E948 [9JN]

Rosegarten, Robert, E360 [21MR], E430 [28MR]

Simckes, H. Joseph and Chana, E989 [13JN]

Travis, Neal, E488 [4AP]