HORN, STEPHEN (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4567 [15JN]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), H10461 [19OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]
Animals: 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), H575 [29FE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H373 [14FE]
Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]
———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7003 [25JY]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H757 [8MR]
China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see H.R. 4829), H7212 [27JY]
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]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H5955 [12JY]
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), H5843 [11JY]
Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3925 [6JN]
———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]
Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1958 [6AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]
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), H1852 [5AP]
Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H50 [27JA]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H3413 [18MY]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H2012 [10AP]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]
———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H8062 [25SE]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7503 [12SE]
———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H7212 [27JY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]
———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H509 [16FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H1118 [16MR]
Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12080 [11DE]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H373 [14FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H3308 [17MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7281 [6SE]
FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11207 [26OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H10473 [19OC]
Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H511 [16FE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Health: provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7209 [27JY]
Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]
Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4036 [7JN]
Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H6052 [13JY]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H48 [27JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]
INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]
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), H6355 [17JY]
Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]
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]
Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H4817 [21JN]
Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H3413 [18MY]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1764 [4AP]
———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H574 [29FE]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]
Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2771 [9MY]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H48 [27JA]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2967 [11MY]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7366 [7SE]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]
———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H255 [8FE]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7281 [6SE]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H373 [14FE]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H8200 [26SE]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4784 [20JN]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H3172 [16MY]
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), H7212 [27JY]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]
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), H7212 [27JY]
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), H2905 [10MY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]
Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H7208 [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), H4121 [8JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]
Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H7003 [25JY]
———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]
Poverty: establish a commission to study and make recommendations on marginal tax rates for the working poor (see H.R. 3839), H8200 [26SE]
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), H2337 [13AP]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2012 [10AP]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]
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), H2341 [13AP]
Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H7723 [18SE]
Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H8062 [25SE]
———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2411 [2MY]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4592 [15JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H7578 [13SE]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7503 [12SE]
———exclude from gross income gain from the sale of securities which are used to pay for higher education expenses (see H.R. 4993), H7205 [27JY]
———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR] (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3926 [6JN]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7652 [14SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H4336 [13JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H574 [29FE]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H2512 [3MY]
———modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H2012 [10AP]
Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H3173 [16MY]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]
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]
———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5737 [10JY]
———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]
Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H373 [14FE]
———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]
———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8061 [25SE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]
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: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]
———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), H12045 [7DE]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3412 [18MY]
World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7129 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]
Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget (see H.R. 5600), H11526 [29OC]
Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 5622), H11812 [2NO]
Medicare: provide for moratorium on mandatory delay of payment of claims and establish advanced informational infrastructure for administration of Federal health benefit programs (see H.R. 4401), H2769 [9MY]
National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4110), H1587 [29MR]
Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 3768), H630 [1MR]
Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (see H.R. 4931), H6777 [24JY]
Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]
Proposals
Office of Management Establishment within the Executive Office of the President and Redesignate OMB as the Office of Management, H7371 [11SE]
Remarks
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2186 [12AP]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8136
Budget: deficit, H8048 [25SE]
———establish 2-year cycle, H3126
———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3126
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8048 [25SE]
Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2353, H2356 [2MY]
California: anniversary of statehood, H7557
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8583
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3681 [24MY]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10078
Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H8561, H8563, H8564, H8565, H8566, H8569 [2OC]
Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11392 [27OC]
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), H8844
Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2350, H2352 [2MY]
Crime: prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (H.R. 2633), H3863 [25MY]
———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8571 [2OC], E1228
Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4543 [15JN]
Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751 [20JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4521, H4524, H4543, H4562, H4567, H4568 [15JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3451 [19MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4751 [20JN]
District of Columbia: modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), H10459 [19OC]
Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12055 [8DE]
Education: national policy to improve system, H7702, H7705 [18SE], H9806 [11OC]
———Pell Grant Program funding, H9806 [11OC]
———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7469
———student loan programs funding, H9806 [11OC]
———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2732 [9MY]
Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget, H7368-H7371 [11SE]
Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4521 [15JN]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), H10459 [19OC]
Government: authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies (S. 2712), H11349, H11350, H11351 [26OC]
———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H716 [8MR]
Health Care Infrastructure Advisory Commission: establish (H.R. 5622), H11794 [2NO]
House of Representatives: foster a productive and collegial partnership with President-elect George W. Bush (H. Res. 677), H12503 [15DE]
Indian Health Service: funding, H4562, H4567, H4568 [15JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2456
Long Beach, CA: Charles Evans Hughes Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876
———Will Rogers Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E876
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2737 [9MY]
Medicare: provide for moratorium on mandatory delay of payment of claims and establish advanced informational infrastructure for administration of Federal health benefit programs (H.R. 4401), H2748 [9MY]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideas (H. Con. Res. 371), H6734, H6735 [24JY]
National Bike to Work Week: observance, E778
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4524, H4562, H4567, H4568 [15JN]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4524, H4562, H4567, H4568 [15JN]
National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4110), H6735, H6736 [24JY]
Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6517 [19JY]
Postal Service: require any city completely surrounded by another city to have its own ZIP Code (H.R. 3768), E211
Presidential appointments: provide training of individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads or appoint to key executive positions and improve financial disclosure process (H.R. 4931), H7542 [13SE]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10009
San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1424 [28MR]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H595 [1MR]
Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (H.R. 3620), H334 [10FE], H6517 [19JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3851
Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451 [19MY]
Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7962 [21SE]
Votes: position on missed, H603
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2621, H2622 [8MY]
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10862 [25OC], E1977
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H338 [10FE], H2236 [12AP], H2604 [4MY], H2768 [9MY], H3865 [25MY], H6047 [13JY], H10469 [19OC], H11779 [1NO], H11809 [2NO]
Texts of
H.R. 3620, Second Chance IRA Act, H334 [10FE]
H.R. 4049, Privacy Commission Act, H8561-H8563 [2OC]
H.R. 4401, Health Care Infrastructure Investment Act, H2749 [9MY]
H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security Act, E1228
H.R. 5622, Medicare Program Infrastructure Investment Act, H11794-H11796 [2NO]
Tributes
Bateman, Herbert H., H7368 [11SE]
Black, Daryle, H2598 [4MY]
Blades, Richard H., E1375
Blum, Carl L., E1378
Delfin, Rick, H2598 [4MY]
Farmer, Cal, E204
Joe, Robert S., E205
Kellogg, Jeffrey A., E846
Lasch, Ronald, H7607 [14SE]
Morris, Larry, E1871
Packard, Representative, H10884 [25OC]
Santos, George, E656
Slegers, Jennie, E803