HOEFFEL, JOSEPH M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H255 [8FE], H374 [14FE], H404 [15FE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4221 [12JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H922 [9MR]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7991 [21SE]
———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), H7281 [6SE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H342 [10FE] (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8062 [25SE]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7211 [27JY]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7871 [19SE]
Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9635 [10OC]
China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]
———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9901 [12OC]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H2512 [3MY]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6719 [20JY]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1675 [3AP]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H633 [1MR]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H2411 [2MY]
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: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2906 [10MY]
———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: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]
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), H2655 [8MY]
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), H7652 [14SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11207 [26OC]
———provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national cemeteries (see H. Res. 208), H1078 [15MR]
Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H10473 [19OC]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7281 [6SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]
ERISA: reduce amount of premiums required to be paid by small businesses to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), H2411 [2MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5436 [28JN]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1764 [4AP] (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H7003 [25JY]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H2239 [12AP]
———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H3413 [18MY]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H8406 [27SE]
———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H11716 [31OC]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7366 [7SE]
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), H3869 [25MY]
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), H4035 [7JN]
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]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), H7211 [27JY]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H757 [8MR]
———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H4220 [12JN]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7723 [18SE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]
Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7652 [14SE]
Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H4817 [21JN]
———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]
Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6599 [19JY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2411 [2MY]
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]
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]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H922 [9MR]
———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7128 [26JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H641 [2MR]
———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H758 [8MR]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1285 [22MR]
———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), H9505 [6OC]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]
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 and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7578 [13SE]
———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4036 [7JN]
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), H6719 [20JY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2340 [13AP]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]
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), H2905 [10MY]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]
Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 965), H4121 [8JN]
Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4817 [21JN]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H4174 [9JN]
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), H6600 [19JY]
Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1764 [4AP]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]
Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H9505 [6OC]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11842 [3NO]
———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), H7212 [27JY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H2906 [10MY]
———allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license, and other assets of such station, to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 3648), H373 [14FE]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7281 [6SE]
———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7208 [27JY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5169 [26JN]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H3172 [16MY]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 3047), H7281 [6SE]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H2512 [3MY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H5084 [23JN] (see H.R. 4570), H4675 [19JN]
———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]
———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]
Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H255 [8FE]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1764 [4AP]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3869 [25MY]
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), H10473 [19OC]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H255 [8FE]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7281 [6SE]
Veterans: 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), H11207 [26OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10809 [24OC]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10257 [18OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 4564), H3868 [25MY]
Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]
Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference: support (see H. Con. Res. 324), H2966 [11MY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1797
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5564
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5579
Ardmore, PA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E1749
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1306 [23MR]
CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5564
Cheltenham Township, PA: anniversary, E229
———anniversary of sister city association with Cheltenham, England, E1712
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, E464
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H109 [1FE]
Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1152 [21MR]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4907
Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H404 [15FE]
Conshohocken, PA: anniversary, E724
Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4442 [14JN]
———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5256
Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 4528), H5761 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties for mining on public lands and use of funds for environmental cleanup of those mining sites, E986
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4442 [14JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4971 [22JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4907
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5256
Glenside, PA: anniversary of the Glenside Fire Co., E721
Government: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (H.R. 3221), H5564
Harcum College: tribute to Upward Bound Program, E227
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5630 [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]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2687
———condemn use of children as soldiers (H. Con. Res. 348), H5763 [11JY]
Huntingdon Valley, PA: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E1853
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), Senate amendments, H607 [1MR]
Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 940), H7948 [21SE]
Lower Merion Township, PA: anniversary, E535
LSC: funding, H4971 [22JN]
Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5308 [28JN]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5412 [28JN]
National Research Council: require study on accessibility to information technologies by the elderly and disabled, H404 [15FE]
National TRIO Day: observance, E227
Norristown, PA: anniversary of Stewart Middle School, E1751
———tribute to Sister City relationship with Montella, Italy, E1223
North Wales, PA: Roth Living Farm Museum designation as a National Historic Site by the Dept. of the Interior, E1610
Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and the Council Migration Service, E722
Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), E1337
Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (H. Con. Res. 253), H5759 [11JY]
Votes: position on missed, E988
Whitpain, PA: anniversary, E1607
Women's History Month: observance, E406
Woodall, Daniel L.: Philadelphia, PA, UNICO Gold Medal of Achievement Award recipient, E975
Zinni, Anthony C.: Montgomery County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, E2110
Tributes
Bivighouse, Franklin A., E2001
Goodling, Representative, H8622 [3OC]
Granahan, Kathryn E., E406
Haslam, Bruce S., E2055
Hasson, Peter C., E2057
Heiden, James, E2026
Kidney, John, E1594
Molitor, Al, E1593
Praediger, Harold, E2163
Shyamalan, M. Night, E199
Willard, Bob, E722