DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6658, H6720 [20JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4254, H4297 [13JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]
———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1674 [3AP]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H12532 [15DE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H922 [9MR]
Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [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: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H2655 [8MY]
———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), H3172 [16MY]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H632 [1MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]
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]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2607 [4MY]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]
———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]
———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H209 [2FE]
———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H5169 [26JN]
Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H6470 [18JY]
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]
Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]
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), H6719 [20JY]
Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H632 [1MR]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3925 [6JN]
———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]
———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: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]
Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H7578 [13SE]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H7211 [27JY]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5955 [12JY]
Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]
———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]
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: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]
Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]
———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]
———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]
———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]
———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5169 [26JN]
———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H2905 [10MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]
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), H4175 [9JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H9505 [6OC]
———conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see H.R. 3712), H7578 [13SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]
———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), H1118 [16MR]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1958 [6AP]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1764 [4AP]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]
Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H373 [14FE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8200 [26SE]
Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H1077 [15MR]
Education: establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H3309 [17MY]
———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2607 [4MY]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H632 [1MR]
———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]
———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1120 [16MR]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]
———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]
———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H4337 [13JN]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]
Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3413 [18MY]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3926 [6JN]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H11781 [1NO]
———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2012 [10AP]
Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H4174 [9JN]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1123 [20MR]
Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]
Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]
Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H373 [14FE]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1852 [5AP]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H6052 [13JY]
———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H12022 [6DE]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]
Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H4121 [8JN]
Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H997 [14MR]
Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H3814 [24MY]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H7365 [7SE]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H4121 [8JN]
Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H7366 [7SE]
———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 3328), H7578 [13SE]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H1285 [22MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H3049 [15MY]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]
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: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H574 [29FE]
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]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]
Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H922 [9MR]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7652 [14SE]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H998 [14MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7212 [27JY]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4784 [20JN]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H922 [9MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H3309 [17MY]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H922 [9MR]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H1119 [16MR]
———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H6355 [17JY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]
Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H4121 [8JN]
———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H11955 [4DE]
National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]
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), H8200 [26SE]
National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H7366 [7SE]
National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H4485 [14JN]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H4675 [19JN]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H6599 [19JY]
Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3172 [16MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]
———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), H3926 [6JN]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11928 [14NO]
———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), H50 [27JA]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2123 [11AP]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2122 [11AP]
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), H997 [14MR]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H4336 [13JN]
———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]
———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H574 [29FE]
Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H1284 [22MR]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]
———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H575 [29FE]
———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H50 [27JA]
———provide choice between lump sum payments or an improved computation formula for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 568), H1284 [22MR]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6052 [13JY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H165 [1FE]
Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H11207 [26OC]
———allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H50 [27JA]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7365 [7SE]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 5128), H11716 [31OC]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9505 [6OC]
———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]
———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H574 [29FE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H2122 [11AP]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7365 [7SE]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H165 [1FE]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H209 [2FE]
Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]
———prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H575 [29FE]
———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]
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), H50 [27JA]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]
Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H2607 [4MY]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H5955 [12JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]
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
Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]
Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]
Taxation: treatment of grandparents who provide primary child care services to their grandchildren who are not their dependents (see H.R. 5602), H11620 [30OC]
Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]
Motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11457 [28OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1784 [5AP]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5451, H5591 [29JN], H5708
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9639 [11OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5421 [28JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9675 [11OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8429 [28SE]
Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1582
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8113 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10408 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11454 [28OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11672 [31OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1568 [29MR], H1614 [30MR]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3349 [18MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9838
Beirne, Richard: West Haven, CT, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306
Budget: allocation of funds, H1000 [15MR]
———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3101 [16MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5876 [12JY]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H170 [2FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1000 [15MR], H1288 [23MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1000 [15MR], H3534 [23MY]
Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050 [8JN]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3701 [24MY]
Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189
Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11786 [2NO]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1042 [15MR], H2086, H2087 [11AP]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H10 [27JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5591 [29JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3349 [18MY]
Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, E547
Dept. of HHS: senior citizens programs funding, H4297, H4298, H4299, H4300 [13JN]
Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4901 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5026 [22JN]
———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5018 [22JN]
———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4494 [15JN], H4642 [19JN], H5043 [23JN]
Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4076 [8JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4532 [15JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6658, H6659 [20JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5018, H5026 [22JN], H5043 [23JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4059, H4076, H4098 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4233, H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4258, H4295, H4297, H4298, H4299, H4300 [13JN], H11672 [31OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12496
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4050 [8JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457, H11458, H11459, H11460, H11462, H11464 [28OC], H11501 [29OC], H11734, H11740 [1NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4642 [19JN], H4901 [21JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4494 [15JN]
Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12061 [8DE]
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7938 [21SE], H9639, H9675 [11OC]
———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H7912, H7913 [20SE]
Education: funding, H12496
———importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), E995
———reductions in school class size, H11740 [1NO]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11734 [1NO]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5272 [27JN]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), E547
Ericson, Leif: commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World, E1578
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2306 [13AP]
FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5708
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658, H6659 [20JY]
Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2086, H2087 [11AP]
———gun control, H1042 [15MR], H5018 [22JN]
———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H471 [16FE]
Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]
Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5994
Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5421 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5994
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), H1223 [22MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5631
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8636 [3OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97, H133 [1FE], H170 [2FE]
Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5631
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H762 [9MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4258 [13JN]
Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4532 [15JN]
Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E896
LIHEAP: funding, H11457, H11458, H11459, H11460, H11462, H11464 [28OC]
Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2723 [9MY]
Louis' Lunch (restaurant): anniversary, E1377
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2693 [9MY], H11454 [28OC]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1000 [15MR], H3185 [17MY], H5826 [11JY], H7875, H7912, H7913 [20SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]
———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4295 [13JN]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5368 [28JN], H5442 [29JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H460 [16FE]
———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11501 [29OC]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H762, H897 [9MR]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4532 [15JN]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4532 [15JN]
New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996
———anniversary of Jewish Home for the Aged, E261
———anniversary of St. Andrew's Society, E2143
———tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220
———tribute to O'Neill School of Irish Dancing, E307
NIH: funding, H4233 [13JN]
Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528
OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4098 [8JN], H11672 [31OC]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1294
Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614 [30MR]
———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5272 [27JN]
Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7912 [20SE]
Power resources: national energy policy, H1614 [30MR]
Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626
Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]
Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7822 [19SE]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H471 [16FE]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, H3402, H3405, H3406 [18MY]
———budget treatment of trust funds, H170 [2FE]
———effects of reform proposals on women, H3402-H3404 [18MY]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H602
———ensure solvency, H3534 [23MY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11251 [26OC]
———reform, H3402, H3405 [18MY]
Southern Connecticut State University: tribute to men's soccer team, E1265
St. Patrick's Day: observance, E307
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614 [30MR]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H259 [9FE], H296 [10FE]
———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H5876 [12JY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4127, H4156 [9JN]
———rates, H259 [9FE]
Veterans: health care funding, H4494 [15JN]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10867
Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947
———support research on chronic health conditions, E487
World Asthma Day: observance, E617
Yale University: anniversary, E1860
Tributes
Balsamo, Gioacchino, E1257
Brooker, Alvis, E265
Brooks, Walter, E1330
Cofield, Curtis, E2068
Connolly, Kevin J., E1317
Dimenstein, Don, E1949
Giles, Carleton, E2003
Harris, Irving B., E1334
Jenkins, Carleton C., E1332
Konesky, Stanley W., Jr., E268
Laguna, Miguel, E1104
Lender, Murray, E2087
MacKenzie, Veronica, E1070
Mayhew, Alverne, E1101
McDonnell-Bissel, Kathi, E1025
Morgan, Barbara P., E1323
Nemerson, Matthew, E519
Nolan, Robert F., E1859
Rhinehart, Sheldon, E1320
Shumard, Terry, E1313
Stanback, Anne, E258
Warshaw, Joseph B., E1577