SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7129 [26JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H921 [9MR]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

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: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H10472 [19OC]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), H1852 [5AP]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1958 [6AP]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 1405), H997 [14MR]

Education: support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H50 [27JA]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3813 [24MY]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H3049 [15MY]

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

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

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4817 [21JN]

Immigration: modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H4036 [7JN]

———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), H6777 [24JY]

Insurance: study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), H6052 [13JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H1764 [4AP]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1958 [6AP]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7991 [21SE]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H1119 [16MR]

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

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H997 [14MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3869 [25MY]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

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), H1406 [23MR]

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]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1406 [23MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

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

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

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), H6471 [18JY]

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), H4220 [12JN]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9505 [6OC]

———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, 4245), H3926 [6JN]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9907 [16OC]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

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

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H3869 [25MY]

———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]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H3926 [6JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H10809 [24OC]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H3869 [25MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H8062 [25SE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H3813 [24MY]

———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]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10473 [19OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H5436 [28JN]

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: exclude hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces from earned income tax credit calculations (see H.R. 4335), H2339 [13AP]

Remarks

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4648, H4650 [19JN], H5044 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5044 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4648, H4650 [19JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11481 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11481 [28OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11525 [29OC], H12529 [15DE]