BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H455 [15FE]
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: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H8736 [3OC]
———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), H4592 [15JN]
Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H7366 [7SE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H7991 [21SE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]
Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5539, 5540), H11193 [25OC]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free elections and encourage improvement of democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3869 [25MY]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]
———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H6599 [19JY]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H6777 [24JY]
———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H574 [29FE]
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]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H1285 [22MR]
Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]
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), H6052 [13JY]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]
———ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H2512 [3MY]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1120 [16MR]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]
Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H7503 [12SE]
Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]
———provide penalties for the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product (see H.R. 5393), H9010 [5OC]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H7503 [12SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see H.R. 3864), H756 [8MR]
———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]
———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see H.R. 3863), H756 [8MR]
———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers for any month in which the national average price for Class III milk is less than a certain target price (see H.R. 5649), H12066 [8DE]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H90 [31JA]
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 HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5436 [28JN]
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), H9635 [10OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H7128 [26JY]
———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]
Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H2967 [11MY]
Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H8406 [27SE]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4272), H10257 [18OC]
———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H373 [14FE]
———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]
———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H5084 [23JN]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H165 [1FE]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]
Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6355 [17JY]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H7373 [11SE]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H2340 [13AP]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H4783 [20JN]
Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H9635 [10OC]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H1958 [6AP]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]
Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H90 [31JA]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H2239 [12AP]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H574 [29FE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H10257 [18OC]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]
Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H1077 [15MR]
INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H922 [9MR]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), H511 [16FE]
Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1123 [20MR]
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]
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]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]
Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (see H.R. 4241), H2122 [11AP]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3309 [17MY]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10809 [24OC]
Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]
———improve geographic fairness in Medicare+Choice payments and hospital payments (see H.R. 5070), H7208 [27JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H212 [3FE]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H166 [1FE]
———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H6471 [18JY]
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), H7652 [14SE]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]
———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H7281 [6SE]
———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]
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), H11207 [26OC]
National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7365 [7SE]
National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H11195 [25OC]
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), H50 [27JA]
Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H5657 [29JN]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H4591 [15JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 773), consideration (see H. Res. 478), H2340 [13AP]
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]
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), H1852 [5AP]
———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H2240 [12AP]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]
Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H8200 [26SE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1629 [30MR]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H2340 [13AP]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H9011 [5OC]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H7281 [6SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H997 [14MR]
Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7366 [7SE]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7578 [13SE]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7212 [27JY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H9011 [5OC]
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), H1118 [16MR]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7871 [19SE]
———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1764 [4AP]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]
———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7578 [13SE]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]
———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), H5436 [28JN]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7932 [20SE]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H4674 [19JN]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H10257 [18OC]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H7578 [13SE]
———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5843 [11JY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]
———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), H7652 [14SE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7652 [14SE]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7652 [14SE]
Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]
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]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5956 [12JY]
Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]
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), H2012 [10AP]
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]
Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]
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
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5475), H10036 [17OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4992), H7205 [27JY]
Medicare: coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H2511 [3MY]
National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 4734), H5083 [23JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1783 [5AP]
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese, H5684 [10JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5684 [10JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1510 [29MR], H1618
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9656
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11702 [31OC]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3735
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949
Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1510 [29MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7535 [13SE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3933 [7JN]
Democratic Party: national agenda, E2004
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9656
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7535 [13SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4226 [13JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7043, H7051 [26JY]
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7051 [26JY]
———strike operational and legislative riders from appropriations legislation, H7043 [26JY]
Earth Day: observance, E579
Education: reductions in school class size, H4226 [13JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6022
Health: provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1716 [4AP]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1716 [4AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1049
Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H732
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7915 [20SE]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5368 [28JN]
National security: national missile defense system, H9656
New Glarus, WI: establish Swiss Center of North America, E1593
Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7915 [20SE]
Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]
———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, E2004
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11552 [30OC]
St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11552 [30OC]
Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2801
———relief, E2004
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7162
University of Wisconsin: tribute to men's basketball team, E459
———tribute to women's basketball team, E508
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8097 [26SE], H8815 [5OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4218 [12JN]
Special order: granted, H1761 [4AP]
Tributes
Coy, Bernal W., E335
Neuberger, Maurine B., H1723 [4AP]
Ward, David, E2118