BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H8469 [28SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1958 [6AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H8736 [3OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H2967 [11MY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H12095 [14DE]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in Texas (see H.R. 4374), H2655 [8MY]

———appointment of Federal district judges (see H.R. 4704), H4816 [21JN]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H3926 [6JN]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H9505 [6OC]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

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), H7212 [27JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H7281 [6SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3173 [16MY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H1163 [21MR]

Health: promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

———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), H5843 [11JY]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H5955 [12JY]

———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), H1764 [4AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H255 [8FE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H574 [29FE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1164 [21MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5956 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H757 [8MR]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8617 [2OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H10534 [23OC] (see H.R. 3580), H2512 [3MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3813 [24MY]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6053 [13JY]

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

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

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), H3523 [22MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H165 [1FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7933 [20SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

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]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7281 [6SE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

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), H3813 [24MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H8062 [25SE]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H455 [15FE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7723 [18SE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H757 [8MR]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H6599 [19JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H7365 [7SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1119 [16MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H6052 [13JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H2606 [4MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be supplied for background checks (see H.R. 3410), H997 [14MR]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294), H1477 [28MR]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H632 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Mexico: adherence to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters (see H. Con. Res. 440), H11716 [31OC]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Voting: reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for wool and mohair, H5777 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5575 [29JN], H5715 [10JY], H5777 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9693 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5715 [10JY]

———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5575 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: Stars Schools Program funding, H4247 [13JN]

———teacher transition programs funding, H4248 [13JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4060, H4096 [8JN], H4246, H4247, H4248, H4254 [13JN]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4254 [13JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2308 [13AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3575 [23MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (H. Con. Res. 252), E1301 [21JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4096 [8JN]

Point of order, H4247, H4248, H4254 [13JN]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Fall Assembly of States, E1855 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7498 [12SE]

Tributes

Cheney, Bill, E1763 [12OC]

Guerra, Jose A., E1693 [6OC]

McDermott, Robert F., E1325 [26JY]

Tucker, Sara Martinez, E539 [11AP]