INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4459, H4475 [14JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6664, H6720 [20JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3450 [19MY]
San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3951 [7JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H12022 [6DE]
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), H510 [16FE]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H9767 [11OC]
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), H342 [10FE]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]
Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H255 [8FE]
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), H6355 [17JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4035 [7JN]
———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1675 [3AP]
Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]
Crime: prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H6052 [13JY]
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), H633 [1MR]
———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 HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]
———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7991 [21SE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H5955 [12JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H165 [1FE]
Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1675 [3AP]
———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H7652 [14SE]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H7211 [27JY]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]
FDA: clarify jurisdiction over tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1285 [22MR]
Federal employees: require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H3172 [16MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7997 [22SE]
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H9767 [11OC]
———hydroelectric projects licensing reform, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2335), H11207 [26OC]
Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]
———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H11490 [28OC]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H2340 [13AP]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H6777 [24JY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H3172 [16MY]
Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]
Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H6470 [18JY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H9505 [6OC]
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), H1589 [29MR]
INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1285 [22MR]
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), H7652 [14SE]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H9767 [11OC]
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), H3173 [16MY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
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]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H1406 [23MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H757 [8MR]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4817 [21JN]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H8736 [3OC]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4817 [21JN]
Medicare: correct reductions to service providers payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 4937), H7129 [26JY]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H10473 [19OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H10809 [24OC]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H7871 [19SE]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H4817 [21JN]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H9505 [6OC]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 4968), H8406 [27SE]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5241 [27JN]
Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5241 [27JN]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H3474 [19MY]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]
Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]
Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H90 [31JA]
———improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]
———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]
Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H12022 [6DE]
Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]
Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H5084 [23JN]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1120 [16MR]
Schools: 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]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]
Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9900 [12OC]
———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6599 [19JY]
———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), H11195 [25OC]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]
———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 damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H7003 [25JY]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H574 [29FE]
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), H455 [15FE]
William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H998 [14MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]
Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 5319), H8405 [27SE]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 5464), H9900 [12OC]
National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5465), H9900 [12OC]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]
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), H9010 [5OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H95 [1FE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1792 [5AP]
Airbus Industries: subsidies by European countries, H1082 [16MR]
Butcher, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2149
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3658 [24MY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2836, H2893, H2899, H2900 [10MY]
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), H11393 [27OC]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4364 [14JN]
———provide law enforcement officials with the authority and resources to combat the transmission of computer viruses, H2597 [4MY]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H3057 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4506 [15JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4459, H4460 [14JN], H4506, H4515 [15JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6664 [20JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3450 [19MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627 [14SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5053 [23JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4840 [21JN]
Edmonds, WA: tribute to Police Dept., E571
Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching, E567
———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 5319), E1606
EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4840 [21JN]
Financial institutions: ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), H2661 [9MY]
———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (H.R. 1929), E616
Firearms: gun control, H3057 [16MY]
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), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1207 [22MR]
FTC: prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from, and about, children on the Internet, E616
Government: require report by agencies on activities to monitor or collect information from visitors to Federal Internet sites, H6664 [20JY]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (H.R. 5464), E1787
Heilveil, Jacob: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2149
Kirkland, WA: tribute to Kirkland Teen Center, E1407
Land and Water Conservation Fund: require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2893 [10MY]
———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2899, H2900 [10MY]
Lynnwood, WA: naming of Edmonds School District as one of the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America, E1485
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, H1660 [3AP]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H3057 [16MY]
Mountlake Terrace, WA: tribute to Mountlake Terrace High School students, E567
National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20
National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (H.R. 5465), E1787
National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4506, H4515 [15JN]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5053 [23JN]
Paladin Data Systems Corp.: tribute, E1839
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (H.R. 4792), H7843 [19SE]
———improve safety and environmental protection, H7627 [14SE]
———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9557 [10OC], H9819 [12OC]
———improve safety (H.R. 3558), H96 [1FE], H7843 [19SE]
Point of order, H4576 [15JN]
Public lands: livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4459, H4460 [14JN]
San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3951, H3952, H3953, H3954 [7JN]
Silverdale, WA: observance of Kids Day America, E1553
Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3847 [25MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H3847 [25MY]
University of Washington: tribute to Medical School, E553
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 (H.R. 5397), E1704
Volpentest, Tony: tribute for participation in Paralympic games, E2149
Washington: require hydrostatic testing of oil pipeline from Allen, WA, to Renton, WA, H3450 [19MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1671 [3AP], H2604 [4MY], H7363 [7SE], H7575 [13SE], H7868 [19SE], H8197 [26SE]
Tributes
Casey, Barbara, E1858
Forys, Karen, E29
McManus, Kay, E858
Oertli, Gary, E1110
Turner, John, E230
Wolf, Hazel, E34