BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4036 [7JN], H4087 [8JN], H4258 [13JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH: designate (see H.R. 4517), H3648 [23MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7365 [7SE]
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: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]
Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H2122 [11AP]
China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]
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), H6719 [20JY]
Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H511 [16FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]
Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]
Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H7723 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H757 [8MR]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7503 [12SE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]
EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7282 [6SE]
———waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 3449), H255 [8FE]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H48 [27JA]
FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]
———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H5169 [26JN]
———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H90 [31JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H574 [29FE]
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5446), H9767 [11OC]
GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H3173 [16MY]
Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H7366 [7SE]
———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), H7373 [11SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H9505 [6OC]
Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]
———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H6719 [20JY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H8062 [25SE]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H2411 [2MY]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2340 [13AP]
Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1589 [29MR]
Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H2606 [4MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]
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]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8469 [28SE]
———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H7128 [26JY]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4336 [13JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7503 [12SE]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H6052 [13JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6719 [20JY]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H2411 [2MY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1958 [6AP]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H2239 [12AP]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see H.R. 1746), H1077 [15MR]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H2122 [11AP]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]
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), H2239 [12AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H90 [31JA]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2655 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Treasury: retire publicly held debt each fiscal year (see H.R. 4505), H3474 [19MY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]
Pittsburg, NH: operate the land border port of entry as a full-time port of entry (see H.R. 3585), H253 [8FE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4551), H3867 [25MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5706, H5715 [10JY], E1235
Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Post Office Building, Derry, NH: designate (H.R. 4517), H6387 [18JY]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9659
Belknap County Economic Development Council: New Hampshire Small Business Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883
Budget: devote cuts in discretionary funding during appropriations process to debt reduction, H4955 [22JN]
———establish 2-year cycle, H3121 [16MY]
———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3121 [16MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1312, H1369 [23MR]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3686 [24MY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2846
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9857 [12OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5715 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9659
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6648 [20JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4088 [8JN], H4258, H4259, H4260 [13JN]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 4069), H1289 [23MR]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1028
———study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028
FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), E1235
———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), E1235
———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5706 [10JY]
Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8635, H8637 [3OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2452 [3MY]
———funding, H4088 [8JN]
———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4258, H4259, H4260 [13JN]
INS: increase number of Border Patrol agents on the northern border, H6648 [20JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9857 [12OC]
Kennedy, Eileen: New Hampshire Small Business Women in Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E883
Leddy, Joseph C.: New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E883
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4955 [22JN]
Martin, Carolyn: New Hampshire Small Business Journalist of the Year award recipient, E883
Milford, NH: tribute to Milford High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E887
New Hampshire: tribute to Internet Award recipients, E665
Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6511 [19JY]
Secure Care Products, Inc.: New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, E883
Votes: position on missed, E57
Wireless Safety Week: observance, E890
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8098 [26SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5841 [11JY]
Tributes
Sparks, Amy, E890