MALONEY, JAMES H. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1406 [23MR]

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: 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), H5656 [29JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H7281 [6SE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H758 [8MR]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H4036 [7JN]

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

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

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H7003 [25JY]

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), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H3474 [19MY]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 2592), H7281 [6SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H574 [29FE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H4036 [7JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H4337 [13JN]

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 Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

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 and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———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), H922 [9MR]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (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), H454 [15FE]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H632 [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), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7652 [14SE]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3474 [19MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3869 [25MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H4174 [9JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 3492), H5084 [23JN]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1958 [6AP]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H342 [10FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H9011 [5OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H1957 [6AP]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H219 [7FE]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

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

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

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

Health: establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2340 [13AP]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7933 [20SE]

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]

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H922 [9MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H4121 [8JN]

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), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H209 [2FE]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H574 [29FE]

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8200 [26SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7211 [27JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7723 [18SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H7503 [12SE]

Medicare: coverage of Lyme disease vaccinations (see H.R. 5050), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H4675 [19JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7652 [14SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8201 [26SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7503 [12SE]

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), H7503 [12SE]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H7003 [25JY]

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 Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H8469 [28SE]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H373 [14FE]

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), H1958 [6AP]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1958 [6AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2340 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5656 [29JN]

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

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H455 [15FE]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), H255 [8FE]

Social Security: restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6052 [13JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1588 [29MR]

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

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H7503 [12SE]

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

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H6470 [18JY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), H7002 [25JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3925 [6JN]

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

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4111), H1587 [29MR]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H7991 [21SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H11207 [26OC]

———treatment of grandparents who provide primary child care services to their grandchildren who are not their dependents (see H.R. 5602), H11620 [30OC]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H10809 [24OC]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H3926 [6JN]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), H209 [2FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H2341 [13AP]

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), H11207 [26OC]

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: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: expand child tax credit (see H.R. 4896), H6599 [19JY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 5509), H10472 [19OC]

Waterbury, CT: making appropriations for the Federal share of construction costs of a sewage treatment facility (see H.R. 4990), H7205 [27JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), E1305 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, E1903 [25OC]

American Red Cross: anniversary of Blood Services in Connecticut, E1096 [23JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9662, H9664 [11OC]

Connecticut: Naugatuck Valley towns recipient of National Civic League All-American City award, E1539 [20SE]

———tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2016 [28OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H9664 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9662, H9664 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4549 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4549 [15JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), E1136 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10391 [19OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7590 [14SE]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7590 [14SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, E1903 [25OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10391 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5271 [27JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H9662 [11OC]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5271 [27JN]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5271 [27JN]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: Blinded American Veterans Foundation Corporate Award recipient, E1358, E1361 [27JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, E1903 [25OC]

Votes: position on missed, H7442 [12SE], H8032 [25SE], H8847 [5OC], H9826 [12OC], H11474 [28OC], H11495 [29OC], E1208 [11JY], E2002 [28OC]

Waterbury, CT: tribute to Margaret M. Generali K-5 School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E1259 [18JY]

Wolcott, CT: anniversary of Wolcott Volunteer Fire Dept. No. 3, E2010 [28OC]

Tributes

Cascia, Philip J., E824 [24MY]