BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5689, H5692 [10JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4843 [21JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]
———H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H6719 [20JY]
Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]
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), H50 [27JA]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]
Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6719 [20JY]
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), H6777 [24JY]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H511 [16FE]
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 Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]
Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7652 [14SE]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]
Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H10473 [19OC]
———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5657 [29JN]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]
Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]
———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]
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), H6776 [24JY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H2411 [2MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2411 [2MY]
Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H8617 [2OC]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H7652 [14SE]
GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2770 [9MY]
Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H7365 [7SE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]
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. 4056), H5084 [23JN] (see H.R. 4548), H4592 [15JN]
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), H10036 [17OC]
Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H7281 [6SE]
Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H255 [8FE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H2340 [13AP]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]
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), H4121 [8JN]
Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]
———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), H5241 [27JN]
Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]
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), H253 [8FE]
Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1793), H8406 [27SE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3172 [16MY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]
Taxation: prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6599 [19JY]
———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H8469 [28SE]
———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]
———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]
———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]
Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]
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), H9505 [6OC]
Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]
Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]
———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 4070), H1404 [23MR]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5454, H5456, H5457, H5458, H5543, H5553 [29JN], H5685, H5692, H5695, H5701 [10JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8427 [28SE]
Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 646), H10846 [25OC]
Barrett-Hayes, Debi: National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee, E1003
Budget: allocation of funds, H272 [9FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1370 [23MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H272 [9FE], H10846 [25OC]
Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (H.R. 1666), H1138 [21MR]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4070), E399
Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, E307
Connecticut: recovery of disaster aid payments made to oyster harvesters, H5692 [10JY]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1110 [16MR]
———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1110 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5553 [29JN]
———Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]
———Market Access Program funding, H5701 [10JY]
———special research grants funding, H5543 [29JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E792
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4844, H4845 [21JN]
FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5685 [10JY]
FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]
Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5457 [29JN]
Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, E792
Memorial Day: observance, E870
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1540
Otis AFB, MA: tribute to EC-121H radar aircraft crews, E2215
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9613 [10OC]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H272 [9FE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H289 [10FE]
Votes: position on missed, H1114 [16MR], H11726 [1NO], E398
Tributes
Aliganga, Jesse N., E870
Fowler, Representative, H10756
Olds, Sherry Lynn, E870