GREENWOOD, JAMES C. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5844 [11JY], H5983 [13JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]
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]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]
Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H8469 [28SE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H6355 [17JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]
Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H2123 [11AP]
———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]
———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2412 [2MY]
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]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Res. 631), H10257 [18OC]
Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]
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), H5655 [29JN]
Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 3484), H3869 [25MY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]
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), H373 [14FE]
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), H8469 [28SE]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1675 [3AP]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H342 [10FE]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7932 [20SE]
———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H373 [14FE]
———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]
———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H209 [2FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2123 [11AP]
Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H4175 [9JN]
———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H219 [7FE]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1406 [23MR]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), H1852 [5AP]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1764 [4AP]
Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]
———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H3413 [18MY]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H1957 [6AP]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H922 [9MR]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H212 [3FE]
George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]
Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]
———increase State immunization programs funding (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2511 [3MY]
———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]
———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H3869 [25MY]
———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), H2013 [10AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]
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]
Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]
Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H4485 [14JN]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2607 [4MY]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]
———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7128 [26JY]
———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H5036 [22JN]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]
Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7871 [19SE]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]
National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]
National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1478 [28MR]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1764 [4AP]
———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H997 [14MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H165 [1FE]
Oceans: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]
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]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H50 [27JA]
Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1958 [6AP]
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), H2412 [2MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8617 [2OC]
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), H8200 [26SE]
———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2012 [10AP]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]
Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]
Serbia: elections (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]
Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H3173 [16MY]
———allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]
———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), H1958 [6AP]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]
———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), H6470 [18JY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H2606 [4MY]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7932 [20SE]
———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H2013 [10AP]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H342 [10FE]
———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3649 [23MY]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8736 [3OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H8736 [3OC]
Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7502 [12SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Employment: amend Federal program for compensation of work injuries (see H.R. 3829), H641 [2MR]
Medicare: improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]
———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]
———increase the percentage of bad hospital debt that is reimbursable (see H.R. 4878), H6469 [18JY]
Tariff: Exisulind (see H.R. 4767), H5240 [27JN]
———iminodisuccinate (see H.R. 3801), H631 [1MR]
———iminodisuccinate salts and aqueous solutions (see H.R. 3802), H631 [1MR]
Taxation: encourage investment in small companies (see H.R. 5455), H9899 [12OC]
Voting: establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676), H12531 [15DE]
Letters
Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, H9703 [11OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1791 [5AP]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1791 [5AP]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9707 [11OC]
Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10550, H10552 [24OC]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10075 [18OC]
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]
Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7386, H7387 [12SE]
Diseases: establish autism diagnostic research centers, H8252 [27SE]
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9707 [11OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H10554, H10561 [24OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5984, H5987, H5991 [13JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5983, H5984, H5987, H5991 [13JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5645 [29JN]
———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5623 [29JN]
Health care facilities: guidelines for the use of therapeutic restraints, H8260
Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5623, H5645 [29JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H496, H497, H498, H499, H500, H501 [16FE], H2488, H2489, H2490, H2491, H2492, H2493, H2494 [3MY], H3620, H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624 [23MY], H4666 [19JN]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5364 [28JN], H7977, H7978, H7979, H7981, H7982, H7983 [21SE]
National Biotechnology Month: observance, E31
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2712 [9MY], H8252, H8260
Votes: correction, H7522
What If (organization): tribute, H3531 [23MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1161 [21MR], H3918 [6JN], H4118 [8JN]
Tributes
Costelow, Richard, H10075 [18OC]
Goodling, Representative, H8624 [3OC]
Teuscher, George W., E1526