HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H489 [16FE]

Conferee: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4592 [15JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

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

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12085 [13DE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

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]

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

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H1118 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H3649 [23MY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H757 [8MR]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H511 [16FE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4675 [19JN]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 5375), H8735 [3OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1958 [6AP]

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1120 [16MR]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

———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), H1407 [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), H10257 [18OC]

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H4485 [14JN]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

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

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

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H6719 [20JY]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1285 [22MR]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

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]

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), H3412 [18MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7282 [6SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H3474 [19MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

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

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2966 [11MY]

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

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

———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), H7212 [27JY]

Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H8799 [4OC]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H7365 [7SE]

———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. 3663), H1285 [22MR]

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

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6355 [17JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2239 [12AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

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

———treatment of certain Armed Forces retention and reenlistment bonuses (see H.R. 4174), H1763 [4AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2880), H7365 [7SE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H4817 [21JN]

Veterans: 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), H7652 [14SE]

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 pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2607 [4MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7211 [27JY]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H7003 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see H.R. 3712), H572 [29FE]

Foreign policy: promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (see H.R. 5416), H9504 [6OC]

Medicare: ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see H.R. 5153), H7501 [12SE]

Taxation: affirm the confidentiality of closing and similar agreements and agreements with foreign governments (see H.R. 5463), H9900 [12OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———clarify the confidentiality of certain documents relative to agreements with foreign governments (see H.R. 5044), H7207 [27JY]

———encourage the granting of employee stock options (see H.R. 4972), H7128 [26JY]

———provide a credit for certain expenditures to rehabilitate historic performing arts facilities (see H.R. 5634), H11927 [14NO]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H2966 [11MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN] (see H.R. 4762), H5239 [27JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1079 [16MR]

Remarks

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), H8724 [3OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 127), H12025 [7DE]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5944 [12JY]

CBORD Group Inc.: tribute, E105 [9FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3608 [23MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H116 [1FE]

Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1150, H1151 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), H10718 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4528 [15JN]

Fillmore, NY: anniversary, E120 [10FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5944 [12JY]

Foreign policy: promote economic development and stability in Southeastern Europe by providing countries in that region with additional trade benefits (H.R. 5416), E1711 [6OC]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3573 [23MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4528 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4528 [15JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H586 [1MR]

Taxation: encourage the granting of employee stock options (H.R. 4972), E1339 [27JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4162 [9JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2063, H2068, H2069 [11AP]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (H.R. 4434), E709 [11MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), motion to recommit, H3852 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3852 [25MY], H4162 [9JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5284, H5288 [27JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (H.R. 3905), E287 [13MR]

Turkey: support membership in European Union, E760 [18MY]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11417, H11421 [27OC]

Moynihan, Senator, H7736 [19SE]

Rowe, Nick, E2132 [6DE]

Shaw, M. Thomas, III, H1079 [16MR]

Yates, Sidney R., E1997 [28OC]