NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H3526 [22MY], H3814 [24MY], H5534 [29JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4338 [13JN], H4593 [15JN], H4676 [19JN], H4729 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5242, H5257 [27JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H3523 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Tribute to Nancy Chiles Dix, E253 [9MR]

Tribute to Paul Schafer, E29 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H7652 [14SE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2607 [4MY]

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

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

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

Census: limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H7503 [12SE]

———limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H2412 [2MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H3523 [22MY]

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), H632 [1MR]

Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H1675 [3AP]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

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

———tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), H4036 [7JN]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H6777 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1764 [4AP]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

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), H373 [14FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H373 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7871 [19SE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H1589 [29MR]

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), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H342 [10FE]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H1119 [16MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1589 [29MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H455 [15FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H3412 [18MY]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H7932 [20SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4592 [15JN]

Firearms: 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), H4121 [8JN]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H575 [29FE]

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

———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H7212 [27JY]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Health care facilities: provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (see H.R. 5228), H7932 [20SE]

Immigration: 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), H5169 [26JN]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H50 [27JA]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3309 [17MY]

Iron and steel industry: monitor imports from certain countries and impose a ban on such imports if exporting country is noncompliant with international trade agreements (see H. Res. 442), H1077 [15MR]

———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), H50 [27JA]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2338 [13AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H1406 [23MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

———establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1959 [6AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4817 [21JN]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4675 [19JN]

Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3869 [25MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5241 [27JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3580), H5241 [27JN]

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

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H3813 [24MY]

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), H3523 [22MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

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

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

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]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H2013 [10AP]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H511 [16FE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H7502 [12SE]

Puerto Rico: recognize entry into a permanent union with the U.S., based on a delegation of Government powers to the U.S., and guarantee citizenship rights (see H.R. 4751), H9767 [11OC]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H4175 [9JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), H1406 [23MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H574 [29FE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H9900 [12OC]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2411 [2MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]

———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. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8469 [28SE]

———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]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H7282 [6SE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

———religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on tax return (see H.R. 2494), H3309 [17MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H373 [14FE]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1077 [15MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3173 [16MY]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H373 [14FE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4817 [21JN]

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]

———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), H7128 [26JY]

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), H2340 [13AP]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H574 [29FE]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294), H647 [6MR]

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

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 90), H998 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

False Claims Act: eliminate minimum fines (see H.R. 4142), H1628 [30MR]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Ohio (see H.R. 5368), H8735 [3OC]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H1957 [6AP]

Senior citizens: permit individual who have attained a certain age to engage in recreational fishing in navigable waters in any State without obtaining a license (see H.R. 3810), H631 [1MR]

Letters

National Recording Preservation Act: Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6850 [25JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on House Administration (House), H6850 [25JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to Christopher J. Barrett: by, E192 [29FE]

Tribute to Harry C. Pasini: by, E128 [14FE]

Tribute to James Bertz: by, E722 [15MY]

Tribute to Jim and Patricia Glover: by, E420 [27MR]

Tribute to Yolanda Ingram: by, E721 [15MY]

U.S. Army Week: by, E1015 [14JN]

Wedding Anniversary of George and Nancy Karvellis: by, E2109 [4DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5534, H5550 [29JN]

Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3442 [19MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5257 [27JN]

Army: anniversary, E1015 [14JN]

Census: importance of decennial census to rural areas, E321 [15MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3605 [23MY], H3700, H3701 [24MY]

China, Republic of: anniversary of earthquake, E1573 [22SE]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H956 [14MR]

Coshocton, OH: North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station funding, H5534 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5550 [29JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3442 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical research funding through reductions in EPA programs and management, H4731 [20JN]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H9911 [17OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4731 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5257 [27JN]

Gambling: combat illegal activities in the gaming industry, E469 [30MR], E1953 [26OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1858 [6AP]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H5550 [29JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H3814 [24MY]

Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), H6846, H6849, H6850 [25JY]

SunCruz Casino, LLD: tribute to new ownership, E1953 [26OC]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs, H9911 [17OC]

Votes: position on missed, E983 [13JN], E1276 [19JY], E1874 [19OC], E1939 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H929 [13MR]

Resolutions

Tribute to William and Gladys Key: by, E405 [23MR]

Tributes

Bland, Kenneth, E1398 [6SE]

Boich, Michael (Mitch), E1399 [6SE]

Dix, Nancy Chiles, E253 [9MR]

Gentile, Anthony, E309 [14MR]

Hale, Wilmer, E2112 [4DE]

Hanson, Rodney D., E288 [13MR]

Lipps, Lyle W., H3054 [16MY]

Ney, Mary A., E406 [23MR]

Ralston, Robert (Bud), E1272 [19JY]

Rupli, Timothy R., Jr., E231 [6MR]

Schafer, Paul, E29 [31JA]

Wallace, James R., E33 [31JA]