KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
Addresses
BIA Acknowledgement of the Fundamental Injustice, Cruelty, and Brutality in the Treatment of Native Americans: Kevin Gover, BIA, E1453
Appointments
Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see H.R. 2581), H3049 [15MY]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]
American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1407 [23MR]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]
———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), H7503 [12SE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H922 [9MR]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4336 [13JN]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2607 [4MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H7723 [18SE]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H7365 [7SE]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H341 [10FE]
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]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H2607 [4MY]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1958 [6AP]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H2606 [4MY]
Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]
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 Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2122 [11AP]
———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5956 [12JY]
———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H4675 [19JN]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]
Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H12085 [13DE]
Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR]
———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]
———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]
———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: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]
Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H12080 [11DE]
ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1958 [6AP]
———prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H1958 [6AP]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H7723 [18SE]
———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H2239 [12AP]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H632 [1MR]
FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1120 [16MR]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 4904), H7871 [19SE]
Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H1120 [16MR]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H574 [29FE]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4675 [19JN]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H757 [8MR]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6354 [17JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]
———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]
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), H6719 [20JY]
———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 3328), H5843 [11JY]
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), H2607 [4MY]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H6355 [17JY]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H1285 [22MR]
Medicare: coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H12017 [5DE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H6355 [17JY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H757 [8MR]
Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]
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 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), H5240 [27JN]
National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11781 [1NO]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]
National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H4592 [15JN]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]
———improve management of the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 4520), H3649 [23MY]
National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 826), H510 [16FE]
Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see H.R. 5308), H8617 [2OC]
———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]
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]
Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H50 [27JA]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1588 [29MR]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]
Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H1959 [6AP]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]
Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), H757 [8MR]
Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7003 [25JY]
Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H574 [29FE]
Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3650 [23MY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]
Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H574 [29FE]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H12045 [7DE]
———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), H7366 [7SE]
Taxation: 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), H7003 [25JY]
———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2412 [2MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3474 [19MY] (see H.R. 4168), H3523 [22MY]
———treatment of amounts received as scholarships under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (see H.R. 324), H1284 [22MR]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H632 [1MR]
Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H4592 [15JN]
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]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H7281 [6SE]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 5073), H7578 [13SE]
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 S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H4220 [12JN]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve the educational research and statistical programs (see H.R. 4994), H7205 [27JY]
Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]
Taxation: provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]
Lists
House Pages, E967
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3652 [24MY], H11718 [1NO]
Remarks
Argue, Mandy: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E674
BIA: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, and brutality in the treatment of Native Americans, E1453
Capitol Pages: tribute, E967
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3657 [24MY]
Chomik, Kataryna: Flint International Institute Golden Door Award recipient, E1663
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2832 [10MY]
Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8006 [25SE]
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board: establish (S. 2789), H11686 [31OC]
Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4439 [14JN]
Dept. of HUD: Native American housing programs funding, H4626
Dept. of Justice: Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4984 [22JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578 [15JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4439 [14JN], H4565, H4578 [15JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4984 [22JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4626
Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 3873), E276
———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7463 [12SE]
———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H99, H102 [1FE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8002 [25SE]
Flint, MI: anniversary of St. Francis Prayer Center, E790
———relocation of SSA Office of Hearings and Appeals, E1907
———tribute to Clark County, AR, Reunion Picnic, E1342
———tribute to Flint Generals (hockey team), E835
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippwea Indians: anniversary, E833
Herron, Dorothy Jones and family: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Family of the Year award recipients, E919
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), H8007 [25SE]
Indian Health Service: funding, H4565 [15JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2449, H2455 [3MY], H8002 [25SE]
Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1826 [5AP]
National Community Education Day: observance, E1906
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4565 [15JN]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4565 [15JN]
Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H9975
———improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), H2366 [2MY]
———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7667 [18SE]
St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (H.R. 468), H9622
Stanley, Woodrow: Flint, MI, Pan-Hellenic Council honoree, E1570
Taxation: provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (H.R. 4270), E567
Terry, W.G. and Mary: Wolverine State Congress of Christian Education honorees, E921
Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9579 [10OC]
Votes: position on missed, H11505 [29OC]
Walker, Cynthia Thomas: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Woman of the Year award recipient, E919
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1849 [5AP]
Tribute, H2452 [3MY]
Tributes
Bogan, Walter E., Sr., E639
Brady, Joseph T., Jr., E882
Bruns, Eugene, E636
Catchings, Catherine, E1506
Fay, William P., H3652 [24MY]
Goodling, Representative, H8621 [3OC]
McCree, Edward L., Sr., E1018
Nolin, Gail, E924
Preisel, Clayton E., E1551
Scharchburg, Richard P., E1503
Seidenwand, Katherine, E190
Snodgrass, Gerald, E187