McCARTHY, KAREN (a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4820 [21JN], H5139 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Donors Praise Union Station, Brian Burnes, Kansas City (MO) Star, H6742 [24JY]
Hope Rides on the $250 Million Makeover of Kansas City's Union Station, Steve Paul, Preservation (publication), H6743 [24JY]
In Kansas City, Few Trains, but New Life in the Station, Shirley Christian, New York (NY) Times, H6743 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]
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), H7652 [14SE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H5436 [28JN]
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]
Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8799 [4OC]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H10473 [19OC]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]
Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H7871 [19SE]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H9011 [5OC]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H7211 [27JY]
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), H5956 [12JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H757 [8MR]
CPSC: prevent injuries to vending machine users (see H.R. 4934), H6777 [24JY]
Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7871 [19SE]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]
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 HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H5435 [28JN]
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), H1852 [5AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H7502 [12SE]
Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H5657 [29JN]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1077 [15MR]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]
———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H4337 [13JN]
———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H8552 [29SE]
———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), H7366 [7SE]
———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H5241 [27JN]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H7281 [6SE]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), H4336 [13JN]
———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H5955 [12JY]
———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), H1958 [6AP]
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]
Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5084 [23JN]
Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7280 [6SE]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H373 [14FE]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H10473 [19OC]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7503 [12SE]
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), H5656 [29JN]
———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), H1076 [15MR]
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: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H5037 [22JN]
Interstate commerce: simplify sales and use taxes and ensure that such taxes are equitably applied (see H.R. 4462), H3171 [16MY]
Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H4784 [20JN]
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]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H4675 [19JN]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]
Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7502 [12SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7502 [12SE]
———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H7933 [20SE]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H8617 [2OC]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H90 [31JA]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H1285 [22MR]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]
———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]
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), H5737 [10JY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7211 [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), H5656 [29JN]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5240 [27JN]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3649 [23MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]
———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), H3813 [24MY]
Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]
R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H4035 [7JN]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2340 [13AP]
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. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]
Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7366 [7SE]
———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]
———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]
———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), H8617 [2OC]
———provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for technology-related training (see H.R. 1075), H7578 [13SE]
———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), H1164 [21MR]
———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]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H9900 [12OC]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1163 [21MR]
Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2340 [13AP]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H511 [16FE]
———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), H3813 [24MY]
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]
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), H2012 [10AP]
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 Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7211 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Justice: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons (see H.R. 4779), H5435 [28JN]
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 4700), H4783 [20JN]
Law enforcement: establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7002 [25JY]
Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]
Letters
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Bob Jacobi, Jr., Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City, H6742 [24JY]
———David A. Warm, Mid-America Regional Council, H6741 [24JY]
———Katheryn J. Shields, Jackson County, MO, Executive, H6742 [24JY]
———Linda Leeper, Johnson County, KS, Chambers Presidents Council, H6742 [24JY]
———Mary Birch, Overland Park, KS, Chamber of Commerce, H6742 [24JY]
———Peter S. Levi, Greater Kansas City, MO, Chamber of Commerce, H6741 [24JY]
———Robert J. Marcusse, Kansas City Area Development Council, H6741 [24JY]
Lists
American Folklife Center treasures, H6850 [25JY]
Poems
``Locksley Hall,'' Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, H3591 [23MY]
Press releases
Carnahan Signs Bill To Expand Metropolitan Culture District, H6742 [24JY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5717
Alaadeen, Ahmad: Missouri Humanities Council Community Heritage Award recipient, E1781
Budget: establish 2-year cycle, H3127
———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3127
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, E1479
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1318
Carter Broadcast Group, Inc.: anniversary, E1324
Cave Spring Nature Park: anniversary, E1537
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), E1752
Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5717
Dept. of Justice: allow receipt of greeting cards for distribution in prisons, H5140 [26JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4536
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8655
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5140 [26JN]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), E1750
Education: importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), E1002
Garney, Charles A.: Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries of Greater Kansas City Friends in Deed Award recipient, E2010
Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7773 [19SE]
Hall, Adele: Central Exchange (organization) Woman of the Year award recipient, E1541
Hanna Rubber Co.: anniversary, E1762
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, E1584
———designate (H.R. 3639), H3590 [23MY]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9046
Hunger Project (organization): tribute, E1553
Independence, MO: anniversary of Cool Crest Garden Golf and Game Room (business), E1102
Italian Gardens Restaurant: anniversary, E1763
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent, E1030
———congressional consent (H.R. 4700), H6741 [24JY]
Kansas City, MO: anniversary, E866
———tribute to the American Jazz Museum, E965
Kansas City Wizards (soccer team): tribute, E1968
Kemp, Rose: Missouri Women's Council Rose Kemp Public Service Award recipient, E579
Korean War: anniversary, E1105
Law enforcement: establish national prerelease warrant check system (H.R. 4954), E1298
Library of Congress: establish the National Recording Registry (H.R. 4846), H6850 [25JY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (H. Res. 509), E965
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4536
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4536
Ramone, Phil: Michael Bolton Charities, Inc., Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1539
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H304 [10FE]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), E720
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4144
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7331
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7017 [26JY]
Votes: position on missed, H2317
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9046
Women's History Month: observance, E390
Statements
Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas, H6742 [24JY]
Tributes
Crow, Sheryl, E390
Gillihan, Robert J., E573
Gordon, Adelle, E1915
Granquist, Wilfred A., Jr., E2234
Hartsfield, Wallace, E575
Johnson, Albert L., Sr., E1112
McDonald, Harvey J., Jr., E127
Perry, Judy, E126
Randall, William J., E1198
Standifer, Eugene, Jr., E1766
Thomas, Derrick, E125
Towson, Margaret, E1783