DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3928 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4221 [12JN], H4337 [13JN], H4462 [14JN], H4500 [15JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

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

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6928 [25JY]

National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance Office, H98 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3926 [6JN]

———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), H4036 [7JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

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] (see H.R. 4377), H7003 [25JY]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H1413 [27MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H4592 [15JN]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

Education: support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H757 [8MR]

House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (see H. Res. 677), H12532 [15DE]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1958 [6AP]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6354 [17JY]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H2012 [10AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

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: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6777 [24JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6052 [13JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H3308 [17MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H9505 [6OC]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H7003 [25JY]

———end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H9900 [12OC]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

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), H7211 [27JY]

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]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H5436 [28JN]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H342 [10FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2340 [13AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H2770 [9MY]

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

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H3309 [17MY]

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

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2967 [11MY]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H3869 [25MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4035 [7JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]

———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1163 [21MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]

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

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H574 [29FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

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), H7282 [6SE]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———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]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H6470 [18JY]

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), H997 [14MR]

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]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Letters

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: by, H3065 [16MY]

Removal of toxic waste from former military facilities in Bermuda: C. Eugene Cox, Acting Prime Minister of Bermuda, H4017 [7JN]

———Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador, H4017 [7JN]

———Representative Jerry Lewis, H4017 [7JN]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5766, H5767 [11JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3052 [16MY]

Bermuda: removal of toxic waste from former military facilities, H4017 [7JN]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

California: Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations treatment relative to attack, invasion, or blockade of the Republic of China, H3745 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3706, H3717 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), motion to recommit, H3745 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8644, H8645, H8648, H8650, H8651 [3OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2916 [11MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4773 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5766, H5767 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3261, H3267, H3273 [17MY]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3988 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3988, H3994, H3995, H4013, H4014 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3964, H3972 [7JN]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4013, H4014 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3994, H3995 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4533, H4543 [15JN]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4441 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Casper, WY, National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]

———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500, H4502, H4507, H4508, H4573 [15JN]

———National Park Service snowmobile regulations, H4456 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4319 [13JN], H4441, H4444, H4445, H4449, H4452, H4455, H4456, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4466, H4468, H4474, H4475 [14JN], H4500, H4502, H4507, H4508, H4511, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4517, H4518, H4521, H4525, H4533, H4543, H4557, H4558, H4562, H4568, H4573, H4574, H4575, H4576 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8650, H8651, H8653, H8655 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4312 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8644, H8645, H8648 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6927 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to recommit, H4584 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6643 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5028, H5029 [22JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4773 [20JN]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3874 [6JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12063 [8DE]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4468, H4474 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4444 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4521 [15JN]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4557, H4558, H4562 [15JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4557, H4584 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3261 [17MY]

Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3056 [16MY]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4455 [14JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4525, H4533, H4557, H4558, H4562, H4568, H4584 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4525, H4533, H4557, H4558, H4562, H4568, H4584 [15JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4500, H4502, H4508, H4511, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4517, H4518 [15JN]

National Park Service: land acquisition funding, H4455 [14JN]

———maintenance backlog alleviation funding, H4452 [14JN]

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6643 [20JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4445 [14JN], H4519 [15JN]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H4475 [14JN]

Point of order, H4538 [15JN]

Power resources: incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475 [14JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5766, H5767 [11JY]

———require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4449 [14JN]

Weapons: terminate production of Trident II missiles, H3273 [17MY]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H4314 [13JN]

Tributes

Regula, Representative, H4319 [13JN]