CHRISTENSEN, DONNA MC (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)
Appointments
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]
American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1407 [23MR]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), H11781 [1NO]
Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H3413 [18MY]
Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H7211 [27JY]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]
Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]
Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H165 [1FE]
———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]
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]
Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H8469 [28SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1588 [29MR]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2013 [10AP]
———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H574 [29FE]
Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H3813 [24MY]
Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H255 [8FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]
———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]
Dept. of Defense: return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]
Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (see H.R. 3201), H342 [10FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]
Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]
———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H647 [6MR]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]
Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H5656 [29JN]
———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H3309 [17MY]
———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H11194 [25OC]
———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H3926 [6JN]
———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]
Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]
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), H632 [1MR]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3813 [24MY]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]
Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]
Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]
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]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3869 [25MY]
———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H342 [10FE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3925 [6JN]
Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6355 [17JY]
———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H1629 [30MR]
———extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), H50 [27JA]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]
———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H3173 [16MY]
———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5241 [27JN]
———provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), H3869 [25MY]
———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN] (see H.R. 5163), H11195 [25OC]
Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]
Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]
National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H11716 [31OC]
National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H4036 [7JN]
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H1588 [29MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]
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]
OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]
Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H48 [27JA]
Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 4939), H10809 [24OC]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8469 [28SE]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7003 [25JY]
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]
SBA: encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]
———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]
Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]
———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]
Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H8799 [4OC]
———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H10534 [23OC]
———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), H574 [29FE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 2514), H6052 [13JY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4220 [12JN]
———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]
———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H5241 [27JN]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H4036 [7JN]
Territories: clarify the process for the adoption of local constitutional self-government for the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 3999), H1118 [16MR]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]
U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3869 [25MY]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H10473 [19OC]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2770 [9MY]
———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), H3049 [15MY]
———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8200 [26SE]
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), H342 [10FE]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8201 [26SE]
Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H90 [31JA]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H4036 [7JN]
Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8617 [2OC]
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
Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]
Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]
Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5127), H7364 [7SE]
Taxation: provide credit for electricity produced by certain waste management facilities in U.S. possessions (see H.R. 5226), H7932 [20SE]
Virgin Islands: conveyance of certain submerged lands (see H.R. 5019), H7207 [27JY]
Letters
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: Stephen C. Saunders, Dept. of the Interior, H10580 [24OC]
Remarks
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, E1243
African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1537 [29MR]
Black History Month: observance, H502, H503, H504, H505 [16FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1347 [23MR]
California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (H.R. 946), H4605 [19JN]
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 3292), H4602 [19JN]
Charlotte Amalie, VI: designation of St. Thomas Synagogue as a national historic landmark, E1455
Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10570 [24OC]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2838 [10MY]
Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1537 [29MR]
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 (H.R. 4807), H6974 [25JY]
———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8844
Dept. of State: provide rewards for information relative to serious violations of international law in Rwanda (S. 2460), H7753 [19SE]
Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11847 [13NO]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H412 [15FE]
———submit report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 698), H10572 [24OC]
———transfer Palmetto Bend Project (S. 1474), H10571 [24OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7673 [18SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11199, H11294
Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H3021 [15MY]
———revise and extend Medicaid programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H11527 [30OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11199, H11294
Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12060 [8DE]
Drugs: registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6377
———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1537 [29MR]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10228 [18OC]
Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), H10576 [24OC]
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor: establish (H.R. 5375), H10580 [24OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), E1243
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2587
Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2587
Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11693 [31OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H11599 [30OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10894, H10895 [25OC], H11599 [30OC]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1692 [4AP]
Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11199, H11294
Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (H. Con. Res. 257), H7752 [19SE]
Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11847, H11848 [13NO]
Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial as a national symbol honoring those who defended liberty and our country through service in World War I (S. Con. Res. 114), H10572 [24OC]
Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3025, H3027 [15MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (H.R. 3084), H4598 [19JN]
Medicaid: remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (H.R. 5126), E1421
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H10894, H10895 [25OC], H11599 [30OC]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5369 [28JN]
———reform, H10894, H10895 [25OC]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), H10573 [24OC]
Native Americans: make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (S. 1967), H4603 [19JN]
New York, NY: acquire by donation suitable land for the relocation of the Hamilton Grange (H.R. 5478), H10574 [24OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), E1931
Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), H6881 [25JY], H11574 [30OC]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5193 [27JN]
Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7880 [20SE]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11599 [30OC]
Taunton River: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2778), H4601 [19JN]
Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H10228 [18OC]
———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7424, H7428
Thomas, Valmy: Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E1731
Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3558
Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), H7404 [12SE]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8815 [5OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H983 [14MR], H7498 [12SE], H10254 [18OC], H11442 [27OC]
Tributes
Clay, Representative, H11422, H11430 [27OC]
Galiber, Andre A., Sr., E1610
Ross, Octavia L.O., E2209
Shervington, Walter W., E823