CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

How Forgiveness Can Shape Our Future, Frank K. Kelly, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press, E1307 [24JY]

Most Important Moral Issue of Our Time, David Krieger, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press, E285 [13MR]

Open Letter to the Next U.S. President—Abolish Nuclear Weapons, David Krieger, Santa Barbara (CA) Independent, E2250 [2JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

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), H342 [10FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H9635 [10OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H7281 [6SE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H4336 [13JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

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), H5843 [11JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6599 [19JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1285 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

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), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1163 [21MR]

———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), H1164 [21MR]

———improve inpatient medical care services to veterans in areas remote from VA medical facilities (see H.R. 4575), H3868 [25MY]

———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H2340 [13AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H3309 [17MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H7366 [7SE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H3173 [16MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1852 [5AP]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H1163 [21MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H3925 [6JN]

———guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), H50 [27JA]

Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7209 [27JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H212 [3FE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), H11716 [31OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7503 [12SE] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H2012 [10AP]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H7281 [6SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H10257 [18OC]

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]

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]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H5241 [27JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1163 [21MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H9900 [12OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H3412 [18MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H11446 [27OC]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H2967 [11MY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H12045 [7DE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H757 [8MR]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H5169 [26JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4784 [20JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10036 [17OC]

National Cancer Institute: establish demonstration project to provide research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure for cancer (see H.R. 5419), H9504 [6OC]

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), H2512 [3MY]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H4036 [7JN]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

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]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4817 [21JN]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

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), H2337 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

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), H574 [29FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2967 [11MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H4784 [20JN]

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), H7366 [7SE]

———improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), H454 [15FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1284 [22MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9505 [6OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2341 [13AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3474 [19MY]

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

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

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

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), H4220 [12JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5956 [12JY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H4220 [12JN]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8469 [28SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

———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), H5843 [11JY]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7281 [6SE] (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9505 [6OC]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H2340 [13AP]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]

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

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 5395), H9010 [5OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect ratings of service-connection for certain presumptive disabilities of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans participating in health studies (see H.R. 5167), H7577 [13SE]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Letters

America's Better Classroom Act: by, H7643 [14SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3827, H3857 [25MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1490 [29MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E421 [27MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7554 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3613 [23MY]

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 (S. 2311), H8838 [5OC]

Deafness Research Foundation: tribute to efforts to raise awareness through the National Campaign for Hearing Health, E2178 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4637 [19JN], H5043 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4527, H4576 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3425 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5043 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4233, H4250 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12445 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4051 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4637 [19JN]

Duca, Reece: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E973 [12JN]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4250 [13JN], H7642 [14SE]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2731 [9MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9988 [17OC]

Fish and fishing: West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1490 [29MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), E413 [23MR]

Gallup, Gary: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Chuck Graver Alumni Service Award recipient, E976 [12JN]

Goleta, CA: bicycle/pedestrian bridge funding, H3425 [19MY]

Harter, Ruth: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2112 [4DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11480 [28OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E879 [25MY]

King Hussein I (Jordan): Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Peace Leadership Award recipient, E195 [29FE]

McConnell, Frank: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award recipient, E974 [12JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9845 [12OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1769 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11480 [28OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5365 [28JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H12445 [15DE]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9526 [10OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4527 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4527 [15JN]

National Institute of Nursing Research: funding, E514 [6AP]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4576 [15JN]

NIH: funding, H4233 [13JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Alan Heeger for chemistry, H9803 [11OC]

———recognition of Herbert Kroemer for physics, H9803 [11OC]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4051 [8JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, E413 [23MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2066 [11AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, E413 [23MR]

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 (H.R. 2498), H3586 [23MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2715 [9MY], H8250 [27SE]

San Luis Obispo, CA: tribute to San Luis Obispo Symphony Cuarteto De Las Misiones, E1811 [17OC]

Santa Barbara, CA: anniversary, E536 [11AP]

———anniversary of Junior League, E2060 [1NO]

Santa Barbara Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: tribute to Message of Peace Hiroshima/Nagasaki International Exhibition, E1433 [7SE]

Santa Maria, CA: observance of Peace Week, E1774 [13OC]

Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers, Inc.: wheelchair-lift equipped minibuses funding, H3425 [19MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H596 [1MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6474 [19JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), E156 [16FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11414 [27OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H7642 [14SE], H10881 [25OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2066 [11AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3846 [25MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2066 [11AP], H3846 [25MY], H4079 [8JN], H4343 [14JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2297 [13AP]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7960 [21SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2787 [10MY], H3455 [19MY], H3841 [25MY], H8032 [25SE], H11786 [2NO], H11832 [3NO], E154, E156 [16FE], E284 [13MR], E2068 [2NO]

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), conference report, E2080 [3NO]

Winter, David K.: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2109 [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H217 [7FE], H370 [14FE], H452 [15FE], H507 [16FE], H3472 [19MY]

Special order: granted, H3865 [25MY], H9816 [11OC], H11192 [25OC], H11442 [27OC]

University of California, Santa Barbara: Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E925 [9JN]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court for Santa Barbara County, CA, H1402 [23MR]

Tributes

Cassano, Edward R., E449 [30MR]

Kelly, Frank K., E1307 [24JY]

Krieger, David, E285 [13MR]

Marko, Michael F., E21 [27JA]

Rubin, Selma, E457 [30MR]