McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)
Articles and editorials
GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, Jim VandeHei and Paul M. Barrett, Wall Street Journal, H3326 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]
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: 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), H7723 [18SE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 [14MR] (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]
Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H1674 [3AP]
Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5241 [27JN]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]
Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H647 [6MR]
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]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Res. 631), H10257 [18OC]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]
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: prohibit private sales of guns, ammunition, or explosives over the Internet (see H.R. 3020), H209 [2FE]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3173 [16MY]
———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
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), H1477 [28MR]
———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2512 [3MY]
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), H278 [9FE]
———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see H.R. 4820), H5842 [11JY]
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), H5956 [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), H255 [8FE]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1675 [3AP]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]
Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]
Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]
———establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]
———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]
———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5405), H9011 [5OC]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H2341 [13AP]
Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H2239 [12AP]
Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]
———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), H9900 [12OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H3813 [24MY]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H6719 [20JY]
———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 3672), H5955 [12JY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]
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), H1164 [21MR]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H7365 [7SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]
INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]
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]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement: establish national integrated ballistics information network (see H.R. 5148), H7501 [12SE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2013 [10AP]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3308 (see H.R. 1461), H3309 [17MY]
———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), H1588 [29MR]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3412 [18MY]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]
———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7871 [19SE]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]
———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H1588 [29MR]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]
———revise interim payment system to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 2492), H6719 [20JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 3690), H575 [29FE]
———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H7577 [13SE]
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 if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]
Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]
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), H6777 [24JY]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]
National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]
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), H7211 [27JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7723 [18SE]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]
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]
Pakistan: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 406), H166 [1FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H3649 [23MY]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4174 [9JN]
———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5037 [22JN]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 4699), H4783 [20JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H997 [14MR]
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), H1120 [16MR]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]
SBA: establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]
Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]
———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1406 [23MR]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), H1163 [21MR]
———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1119 [16MR]
Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1119 [16MR]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H1077 [15MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H2606 [4MY]
———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H6719 [20JY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———extend time for payment of estate tax for estates with closely held businesses (see H.R. 4512), H3522 [22MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H373 [14FE]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7366 [7SE]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3173 [16MY]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]
Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H2341 [13AP]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]
———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]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H7280 [6SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H511 [16FE]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8062 [25SE]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]
———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H921 [9MR]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
Insurance: require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 3993), H1077 [15MR]
Medicare: establish standards for payment of certain orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic devices (see H.R. 5156), H7502 [12SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 5467), H9900 [12OC]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]
Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 5162), H7502 [12SE]
Letters
People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: by, H3470 [19MY]
Lists
Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]
Remarks
Adelphi University: anniversary of School of Social Work, E622
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), H8724
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E998
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), E522
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2180
BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703 [20JY]
Black History Month: observance, E102
Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4206 [12JN]
Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2023 [11AP]
———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home, H8255 [27SE]
Coastal Community Conservation Act: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H8815 [5OC], E1472
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1042 [15MR], H2082 [11AP]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2029 [11AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3326 [18MY]
———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3326 [18MY]
Dept. of HUD: Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]
———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4901 [21JN]
———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887, H4890, H4892 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5017, H5018 [22JN]
———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H5141, H5143 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7626
———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6703 [20JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3426
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5017, H5018 [22JN], H5141, H5143 [26JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4206 [12JN], E995
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11468 [28OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4887, H4890, H4892, H4901 [21JN]
Dreyer, Don: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1333
East Williston, NY: tribute to North Side Elementary School, E590
Education: promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7462, H7468 [12SE]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11468 [28OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I grants funding, H4206 [12JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5273
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H10564
Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2082 [11AP]
———gun control, H1042 [15MR], H4343 [14JN], H8815 [5OC], E1472
Flag Day: observance, E997
Franklin Square, NY: H. Frank Carey High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1494
———H. Frank Carey High School recipient of New York State Excelsior Award, E1494
Garden City Park, NY: anniversary of Garden City Park Fire Dept. Rescue Squad, E1546
Head Start Program: funding, H4206 [12JN]
Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8636 [3OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1866
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, E995
Jaiswal, Indu: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1423
Law enforcement: community policing programs, H5017, H5018 [22JN]
Lawrence, NY: tribute to Lawrence Middle School, E428
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7626
Long Island Railroad: East Side Access Project funding, H3426
Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5358 [28JN]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2471 [3MY]
Nassau County, NY: tribute to Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center honorees, E2097
National Social Work Month: observance, E211
Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H448 [15FE]
———peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8173 [26SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8677 [3OC]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2596
Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5273
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8255 [27SE]
Riesterer's Bake Shoppe & Cafe: anniversary, E1969
Rockville Centre, NY: tribute to South Side High School, E947
———tribute to ``Tap 2000—Tap Into America's Hearts to Keep Our Children Safe'' event, E801
Schools: provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7381 [12SE]
Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1033 [15MR]
———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7884
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4147
———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), E1330
21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4206 [12JN]
Tzall, Bernard: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for New York, E1655
Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7964
Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (H. Con. Res. 228), E522
Votes: position on missed, E752
Westbury, NY: tribute to W. Tresper Clarke Middle School, E802
Statements
Million Mom March, H2471-H2485 [3MY]
Tributes
Goodling, Representative, H8620 [3OC]
Haggerty, Bert, E2124
Moynihan, Senator, H7736 [19SE]
Orzac, Edward S., E544
Rising, Christopher H., E498
Tufaro, Virginia, E620