LAMPSON, NICK (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3284 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H2411 [2MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]

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]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H455 [15FE]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), H511 [16FE]

———issue postage stamp to emphasize the commitment to reunite missing children with their families and to honor memories of children who were victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1477 [28MR]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2339 [13AP]

Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend organizers (see H. Res. 147), H3814 [24MY]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2341 [13AP]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

CPSC: prevent injuries to vending machine users (see H.R. 4934), H6777 [24JY]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 205), H90 [31JA]

———support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H10473 [19OC]

Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H165 [1FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H5843 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 1459), H1406 [23MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1406 [23MR]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5436 [28JN]

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

Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H7365 [7SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5436 [28JN]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), H342 [10FE]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 2801), H3413 [18MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H8736 [3OC]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1764 [4AP]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H2606 [4MY]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H454 [15FE]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H7652 [14SE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

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

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3173 [16MY]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H8062 [25SE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Immigration: 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]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H373 [14FE]

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

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H922 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1674 [3AP]

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

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H5436 [28JN]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5656 [29JN]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7366 [7SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5656 [29JN]

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

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7281 [6SE]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H9011 [5OC]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H7002 [25JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H7365 [7SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H8062 [25SE]

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

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H3474 [19MY]

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), H997 [14MR]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

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]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1285 [22MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5084 [23JN]

———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), H5037 [22JN]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H165 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5436 [28JN]

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

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

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

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

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3225), H2122 [11AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H255 [8FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7723 [18SE]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H165 [1FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H9768 [11OC]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H4591 [15JN]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H8201 [26SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5436 [28JN]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5169 [26JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H11716 [31OC]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H165 [1FE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3412 [18MY]

———make dependent care credit refundable (see H.R. 3436), H3049 [15MY]

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

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]

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

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H11194 [25OC]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 2735), H11207 [26OC]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H11207 [26OC]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H5843 [11JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H6720 [20JY]

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]

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), H632 [1MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), 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]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5647), H12065 [8DE]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7365 [7SE]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7208 [27JY]

NASA: authorize the lease, joint-development, or use of a commercially provided inflatable habitation module for the international space station (see H.R. 5183), H7651 [14SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3054 [16MY], H3871 [6JN], H4177 [12JN], H6367 [18JY]

Remarks

ADVO, Inc.: tribute to efforts to recover missing children, H7874 [20SE], E1528 [19SE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4716 [20JN]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4716 [20JN]

Beaumont, TX: anniversary of Southerland Head Start Program, E536 [11AP]

Children and youth: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H459 [16FE], H518 [29FE], H577 [1MR], H705 [8MR], H761 [9MR], H1080 [16MR], H1177 [22MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2553 [4MY], H2633 [8MY], H2660 [9MY], H2953 [11MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3312 [18MY], H3533 [23MY], H4125 [9JN], H4178 [12JN], H4344 [14JN], H4680 [20JN], H5174 [27JN], H5441 [29JN], H5741 [11JY], H5847 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6474 [19JY], H6604 [20JY], H7006 [26JY], H7220 [6SE], H8066 [26SE], H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC], H9818 [12OC], H10813 [25OC], H11199 [26OC]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H8816 [5OC], H10635 [24OC]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3004 [15MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1684 [5OC]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4716 [20JN]

Columbus Day: observance, E1686 [5OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3932 [7JN]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (H.R. 640), H8628 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3394 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10453 [19OC]

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

Dickinson, TX: tribute to Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, E1381 [27JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H11475, H11476 [28OC]

Galveston, TX: Offshore Rig Museum funding, H3394 [18MY]

———rededication of cruise ship terminal, E1574 [22SE]

Galveston Hurricane National Remembrance Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 393), H7351 [7SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance, H8204 [27SE], H9638 [11OC]

———compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H1287 [23MR], H1420 [28MR], H1482 [29MR], H1624 [30MR], H1681 [4AP], H1854 [6AP], H1987 [10AP], H2018 [11AP], H2414 [3MY], H2974 [15MY], H3056 [16MY], H3185 [17MY], H3533, H3566 [23MY], H3872 [6JN], H4125 [9JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11479 [28OC]

IRS: tribute for printing pictures of missing children on forms and publications, H2319 [13AP]

Italian Americans: tribute, E1686 [5OC]

Jefferson County, TX: tribute to Southeast Texas Entertainment Complex, E1916 [25OC]

Journal: question of approval, H5847 [12JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E963 [9JN]

Lamar University: tribute to Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, E716 [11MY]

———tribute to men's basketball team, E490 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11479 [28OC]

Meyers, Maury: American Heart Association Jay C. Crager Award recipient, E85 [8FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7603 [14SE]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3854 [25MY]

Nederland, TX: tribute to Keely Jardell School of Dance, E1060 [20JN]

Port Arthur, TX: New Hope Baptist Church receipt of Texas Historical Society marker, E1785 [13OC]

Saudi Arabia: return of Nadia Dabbagh to U.S., H11199 [26OC]

Schiefelbein, Jeff: Texas A&M University Outstanding Achievement for a New Committee and Individual Contribution to Campus awards recipient, H8409 [28SE]

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

Sri Lanka: elections (H. Con. Res. 298), H1768 [5AP]

Taxation: clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (H.R. 5117), H8071 [26SE]

Texas: anniversary of the discovery of the Spindletop Oil Field and the Lucas Gusher, E2130 [5DE]

———groundbreaking of Neches River Saltwater Barrier Project, E1994 [28OC]

———participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3897 [6JN]

———tribute to Bay Area American Cancer Society, E865 [25MY]

———tribute to law enforcement efforts to combat child pornography, E1576 [22SE]

———tribute to Unsung Heroes award recipients from the 9th Congressional District, E278 [9MR]

Texas Transportation Institute: anniversary, E857 [25MY]

Tributes

Adams, Viola M. Joss, E950 [9JN]

Edwards, Al, E963 [9JN]

Fisher, Joe, E1060 [20JN]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12008 [5DE]

Hall, Walter, H1001 [15MR], E308 [14MR]

Harris, Deyossie, E510 [6AP]

Masters, Bill G., E1278 [19JY]

Scott, John W., Jr., E614 [2MY]

Simpson, John C., E723 [15MY]

Van Hoy, Gale, E2150 [7DE]