WEYGAND, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Amendments

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1909 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H5737 [10JY]

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), H1477 [28MR]

———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), H9011 [5OC]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H3049 [15MY]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

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), H1764 [4AP]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H3649 [23MY]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1852 [5AP]

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

———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 State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H8469 [28SE]

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), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2013 [10AP]

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

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 Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7365 [7SE]

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 of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H1164 [21MR] (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]

———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), H633 [1MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7366 [7SE]

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]

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]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4175 [9JN]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]

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

———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), H11207 [26OC]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H4485 [14JN]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H7723 [18SE]

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

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H3813 [24MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H10257 [18OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H373 [14FE]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H3474 [19MY]

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

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H998 [14MR]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1589 [29MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H1119 [16MR]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H373 [14FE]

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]

———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), H255 [8FE]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2012 [10AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H1588 [29MR]

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

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), H1675 [3AP]

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), H2341 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3309 [17MY]

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

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H758 [8MR]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H8736 [3OC]

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

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6777 [24JY]

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

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

———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), H8062 [25SE]

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

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7723 [18SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

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

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H8062 [25SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]

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]

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

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), H2411 [2MY]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H4591 [15JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H997 [14MR]

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]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1675 [3AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1477 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

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]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H2770 [9MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H9505 [6OC]

———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1958 [6AP]

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

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H4121 [8JN]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

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]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H1284 [22MR]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H4675 [19JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H998 [14MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H1119 [16MR]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H574 [29FE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3413 [18MY]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

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), H9505 [6OC]

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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3049 [15MY]

———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), H7502 [12SE]

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), H209 [2FE]

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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H2340 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: 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), H341 [10FE]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H756 [8MR]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5192), H7651 [14SE]

Tariff: benzenesulfonamide,4-amino-2,5-dimethyoxy-N-phenyl (see H.R. 3760), H573 [29FE]

———pigment red 176 (see H.R. 3759), H573 [29FE]

———reactive red 180 solutions (see H.R. 3761), H573 [29FE]

———solvent blue 104 (see H.R. 3758), H573 [29FE]

———solvent blue 124 (see H.R. 3757), H573 [29FE]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Motions

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5397 [28JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11198 [26OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9659 [11OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2176 [12AP]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1979 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1304, H1391 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2255 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1979 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3729 [24MY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), E640 [4MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), E724 [15MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6364 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9659 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

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), H2176 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4548 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4548, H4552 [15JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 271), H10457 [19OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2093 [11AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5302 [28JN]

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

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1902, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

McGwin, Katie: National Sportsmanship Day essay contest award recipient, E279 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1304 [23MR], H5175 [27JN], E1302 [21JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5370, H5371, H5372 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5302, H5306 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5397 [28JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1302 [21JY]

Point of order, H5370, H5371 [28JN]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4552 [15JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2717 [9MY]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), E345 [16MR]

Taxation: provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, E1302 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1302 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR]

Tribute, H11358 [26OC]

Tributes

Cryan, Walter, H613 [1MR]

Shatraw, William P., E681 [9MY]

Squier, Robert D., E59 [2FE]

Weygand, Robert A., Jr., E1915 [25OC]