SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H7366 [7SE]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H1406 [23MR]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H632 [1MR]

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), H4174 [9JN]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1764 [4AP]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H4592 [15JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H641 [2MR]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

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]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H50 [27JA]

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), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see H.R. 2816), H647 [6MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [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), H922 [9MR]

Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2013 [10AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H3309 [17MY]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), 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 Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H633 [1MR]

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

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

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3869 [25MY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H7365 [7SE]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2012 [10AP]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), H455 [15FE]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H9011 [5OC]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2770 [9MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H8469 [28SE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1764 [4AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2411 [2MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1077 [15MR]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 3827), H641 [2MR]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H8062 [25SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 4518), H3648 [23MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H7365 [7SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), H997 [14MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H165 [1FE]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H2012 [10AP]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2686), H2340 [13AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7280 [6SE]

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

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7002 [25JY]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H1413 [27MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H5169 [26JN]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H7503 [12SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H922 [9MR]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4784 [20JN]

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), H2122 [11AP]

———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), H1076 [15MR]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6777 [24JY]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H50 [27JA]

Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2895), H50 [27JA]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), H1285 [22MR]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H7723 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2770 [9MY]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3482), H2655 [8MY]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7723 [18SE]

———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H11194 [25OC]

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

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 4968), H7282 [6SE]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H3813 [24MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H3649 [23MY]

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), H12017 [5DE]

Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), H9011 [5OC]

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]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H342 [10FE]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H6719 [20JY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H90 [31JA]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H10809 [24OC]

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), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2341 [13AP]

San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (see H.R. 3657), H998 [14MR]

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

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), H1477 [28MR]

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

Taxation: 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), H2013 [10AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———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), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H3309 [17MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9635 [10OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1764 [4AP]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1477 [28MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY]

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

———treat State developmental disabilities endowment programs as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 4074), H2013 [10AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H4592 [15JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]

Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant buildings and promote the development of telecommunication infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), H1120 [16MR]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1728), H1284 [22MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3869 [25MY]

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]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H254 [8FE]

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]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H5241 [27JN]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H5240 [27JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7281 [6SE]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H8469 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H1119 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see H.R. 3815), H631 [1MR]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see H.R. 4881), H6469 [18JY]

Medicare: correct reductions to service providers payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 4937), H6777 [24JY]

Remarks

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H1834 [5AP], H2599 [4MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3655 [24MY]

Corps of Engineers: regulatory program account funding, H8424 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3272 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3450 [19MY], E802 [22MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H8285 [27SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8424 [28SE]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3272 [17MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8704 [3OC]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (H.R. 3983), H1052 [15MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E571 [13AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H591 [1MR]

Votes: position on missed, E322 [15MR], E983 [13JN], E1147 [29JN], E1424 [7SE]

Washington: Puget Sound Transit Program funding, E802 [22MY]

———require hydrostatic testing of oil pipeline from Allen, WA, to Renton, WA, H3450 [19MY]

———tribute to biotechnology industry, E43 [1FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4118 [8JN], H5734 [10JY], H6345 [17JY], H6772 [24JY]

Special order: granted, H1074 [15MR], H1849 [5AP], H2604 [4MY], H8404 [27SE]

Tributes

Wolf, Hazel, E45 [1FE]