RIVERS, LYNN N. (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

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), H6052 [13JY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H574 [29FE]

———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), H219 [7FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H511 [16FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

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

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H3413 [18MY]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H2770 [9MY]

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

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H255 [8FE]

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 for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H3413 [18MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H574 [29FE]

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), H573 [29FE]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H9505 [6OC]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H2606 [4MY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H50 [27JA]

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H4035 [7JN]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H6777 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

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), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3172 [16MY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10257 [18OC]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H6355 [17JY]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]

Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H2512 [3MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4592 [15JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

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

FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see H.R. 1612), H48 [27JA]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12080 [11DE]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H10473 [19OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

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

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2967 [11MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1852 [5AP]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H921 [9MR]

Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement of food inspection laws (see H.R. 983), H8062 [25SE]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 2345), H165 [1FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3523 [22MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2123 [11AP]

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), H5036 [22JN]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H165 [1FE]

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

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7503 [12SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H4121 [8JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: 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: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H6777 [24JY]

INS: 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 colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H574 [29FE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7281 [6SE]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H4336 [13JN]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H2012 [10AP]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1406 [23MR]

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]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H50 [27JA]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2967 [11MY]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7128 [26JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]

Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7652 [14SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2967 [11MY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H7280 [6SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3172 [16MY]

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]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4818 [21JN]

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7992 [21SE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

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), H2905 [10MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H6471 [18JY]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H342 [10FE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1764 [4AP]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H2655 [8MY]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 4906), H6717 [20JY]

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]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H342 [10FE]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H6052 [13JY]

Petroleum: support increase in world crude oil supplies (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1077 [15MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

Privacy: protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 4611), H7212 [27JY]

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), H2337 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1588 [29MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H90 [31JA]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2123 [11AP]

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H5036 [22JN]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H6719 [20JY]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7365 [7SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6052 [13JY]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H9505 [6OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4592 [15JN]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2967 [11MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———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]

———restore the right of accrual basis taxpayers to use the installment method for Federal income tax purposes (see H.R. 3568), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2554), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H511 [16FE]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 856, 1196), H8469 [28SE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H7281 [6SE]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H3649 [23MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H5737 [10JY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H1589 [29MR]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H3309 [17MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H166 [1FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1285 [22MR]

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), H1406 [23MR]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H574 [29FE]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H4591 [15JN]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8813 [5OC]

Remarks

Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Huron High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E735 [16MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1308 [23MR]

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, H5001, H5002 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6620 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5001, H5002 [22JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4851 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2453 [3MY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H6620 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), E2000 [28OC]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8081 [26SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4851 [21JN]

TEAM8 Communities Coalition: tribute to efforts to combat juvenile crime in Michigan communities, E1574 [22SE]

Votes: correction, E322 [15MR], E411 [23MR]

———position on missed, E85 [8FE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8814 [5OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [27JA]

Tributes

Kish, Leslie, E1956 [26OC]