BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H1674 [3AP]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

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

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———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), H7723 [18SE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), H9767 [11OC]

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]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H575 [29FE]

———support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3054), H922 [9MR]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H8200 [26SE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7211 [27JY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H455 [15FE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H10257 [18OC]

———support mentoring programs (see H. Res. 552), H6052 [13JY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H2012 [10AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H340 [10FE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H1413 [27MR]

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]

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), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3813 [24MY]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H50 [27JA]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H3813 [24MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2607 [4MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H3925 [6JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H1674 [3AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H8406 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (see H.R. 4189), H4220 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H5656 [29JN]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3650 [23MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H2341 [13AP]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1406 [23MR]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H7211 [27JY]

Education: establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H4174 [9JN]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H3814 [24MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2013 [10AP]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1589 [29MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H1163 [21MR]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H5241 [27JN]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H9635 [10OC]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H10257 [18OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1077 [15MR]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1629 [30MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1675 [3AP]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H7871 [19SE]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (see H.R. 4828), H5954 [12JY]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H1588 [29MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

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

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H4121 [8JN] (see H.R. 4592), H6052 [13JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5241 [27JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H2122 [11AP]

———establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H219 [7FE]

———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]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H209 [2FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1120 [16MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H1077 [15MR]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3813 [24MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H7281 [6SE]

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), H10809 [24OC]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1629 [30MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

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), H7211 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———improve geographic fairness in Medicare+Choice payments and hospital payments (see H.R. 5070), H7503 [12SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1588 [29MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2512 [3MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H11195 [25OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3925 [6JN]

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H8062 [25SE]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H7212 [27JY]

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]

Oregon: provide for additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 3567), H208 [2FE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H3413 [18MY]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H7211 [27JY]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6470 [18JY]

———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), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

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), H4220 [12JN]

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), H1119 [16MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H3925 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H922 [9MR]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

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), H253 [8FE]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H2512 [3MY]

Rural areas: 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), H7366 [7SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H50 [27JA]

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H9901 [12OC]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H574 [29FE]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1413 [27MR]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H7281 [6SE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7503 [12SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H1077 [15MR] (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H165 [1FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H1285 [22MR]

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

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H11207 [26OC]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H209 [2FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4817 [21JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

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), H12045 [7DE]

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: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H998 [14MR]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H341 [10FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1406 [23MR]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 314), H2410 [2MY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

Customs Service: liquidate certain duty drawback claims (see H.R. 4459), H3049 [15MY]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 4580), H3924 [6JN]

Lists

Oregon police officers killed in the line of duty, H1638 [3AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), E515 [6AP]

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5573 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5573, H5579 [29JN], H5715 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9699 [11OC]

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779 [4OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5579 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1511 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8774, H8775, H8779 [4OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9658 [11OC]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (H.R. 4853), H9862 [12OC]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5866 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7517 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E434 [28MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, E434 [28MR]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), E1674 [4OC]

C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), H1644 [3AP]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (H. Con. Res. 314), H2469 [3MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), H1640 [3AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), H1638, H1639 [3AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 281), H1637 [3AP]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5573 [29JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8131 [26SE]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2160 [12AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3601 [23MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2825 [10MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1511 [29MR]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11393 [27OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (H.R. 4052), H1642 [3AP]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H9871 [12OC]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4907 [21JN]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H397 [15FE]

Corps of Engineers: reform (H.R. 4879), H7654 [18SE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1099, H1100 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1104 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1092, H1094, H1099, H1100, H1104 [16MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H9658 [11OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H2970 [15MY], H3051 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

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), H3393 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9658 [11OC]

———conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

———F-22 fighter funding, E952 [9JN]

———funding, H1511 [29MR]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (H. Res. 502), H3069 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), E952 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, H6539 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8777 [4OC]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4898 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding, H4907 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5143 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4502, H4503, H4507, H4508 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4502, H4503, H4507, H4508, H4517, H4538 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6647 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3453 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical research funding through reductions in EPA programs and management, H4733 [20JN]

———medical research funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4733 [20JN]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4733 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11292 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5143 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4063 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4733 [20JN], H4884, H4898, H4907 [21JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7032 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11292 [26OC]

———Metrorail funding, H7032 [26JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9699 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H7923, H7925, H7926, H7927 [20SE], H8774, H8775, H8776, H8777, H8778, H8779, H8781 [4OC], H9868, H9871, H9872, H9873, H9874 [12OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4884 [21JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H5573 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H10291 [19OC]

Firearms: gun control, H1126 [21MR], H3051 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8063 [26SE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H2970 [15MY], H6779 [25JY], H9909 [17OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, E1298 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), E1298 [21JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2575 [4MY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1228 [22MR]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10754 [24OC]

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 1359), H1643 [3AP]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8758 [4OC]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), E520 [10AP]

———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens, H4907 [21JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), E1674 [4OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11292 [26OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), E285 [13MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2457 [3MY]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4538 [15JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3500 [22MY]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3500 [22MY]

Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), H1637 [3AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4938 [22JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5379 [28JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2970 [15MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E285 [13MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4538 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4538 [15JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4502, H4503, H4517 [15JN]

National parks and recreation areas: development of public transportation services, H6056 [17JY]

National security: national missile defense system, H6539 [19JY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6509 [19JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H8774, H8775, H8776, H8777 [4OC]

———dependence on foreign sources, H1631 [3AP]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), E1759 [12OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H9874 [12OC], H10792, H10795, H10796 [24OC], H11483, H11484, H11485, H11486, H11487, H11488, H11489 [28OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (H.R. 670), H6647 [20JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8774, H8775, H8776, H8777, H8779, H8781 [4OC], H9872 [12OC]

Roads and highways: allocation of traffic safety funding to pedestrian safety features, H3528 [23MY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3948, H3949 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H3948, H3949 [7JN]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11256 [26OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11216 [26OC]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11256 [26OC]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H5866 [12JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H305, H313 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4141 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7334 [7SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7138 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), E1153 [29JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6891 [25JY]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3453 [19MY]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7016 [26JY]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10291 [19OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4804 [21JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3561 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1849 [5AP], H3647 [23MY], H6047 [13JY], H8734 [3OC]

Tribute, H7923 [20SE]

Tributes

Sweetland, Monroe, H168 [2FE]