MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5957 [12JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]
Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]
Conferee: S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10365 [19OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1406 [23MR]
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 Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H11813 [2NO]
Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5084 [23JN]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H9900 [12OC]
Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5655 [29JN]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]
Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H5737 [10JY]
Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2412 [2MY]
China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H12095 [14DE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]
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), H6777 [24JY]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]
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), H2655 [8MY]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]
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]
———establish certain procedures for exports of satellites and related items to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 4417), H2905 [10MY]
Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2341 [13AP]
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: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]
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]
Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7652 [14SE]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5843 [11JY]
Education: 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 local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H5955 [12JY]
Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4975), H7128 [26JY]
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), H4783 [20JN]
Health Care Financing Administration: consider current systems that provide better, more cost-effective emergency transport before promulgating any final rule on emergency medical services (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2770 [9MY]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]
Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]
Immigration: establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]
———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: 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), H7281 [6SE]
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), H2411 [2MY]
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]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2340 [13AP]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5656 [29JN]
Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]
Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H5037 [22JN]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H6470 [18JY]
Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H5843 [11JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H510 [16FE]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H997 [14MR]
Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H9768 [11OC]
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 John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2770 [9MY]
Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]
Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H3926 [6JN]
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), H7723 [18SE]
Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]
———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), H7933 [20SE]
States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H8617 [2OC]
Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]
———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]
———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7366 [7SE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2607 [4MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]
Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H342 [10FE]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]
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), H5169 [26JN]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H3649 [23MY]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]
———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H1589 [29MR]
———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]
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]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]
Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see H. Res. 500), H4485 [14JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 3914), H996 [14MR]
Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: grant U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 3532), H48 [27JA]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1791 [5AP]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1791 [5AP]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5711 [10JY]
Appropriations: legislative process, H10405 [19OC], H11679 [31OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8110 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10405 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11672 [31OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2190 [12AP]
Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc.: tribute, E851
Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Elks Lodge No. 434 Student of the Month award recipients, E608
Bayonne Little League Baseball, Inc.: anniversary, E574
Bonavolonta, Jules J.: North Ward Center Monsignor Geno Baroni Award recipient, E2124
Brand New Day, Inc.: anniversary, E2139
Budget: allocation of funds, H1002 [15MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1002 [15MR], H1305 [23MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1002 [15MR]
Census: importance of decennial census, H1060 [15MR]
———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1060 [15MR]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3611 [23MY]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H115 [1FE]
Concerned Citizens of Bayonne (organization): anniversary, E937
Condo, Dominick: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989
Corps of Engineers: New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, H11823 [3NO]
Coviello, Rocco: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E8
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6701, H6702 [20JY]
———lift trade embargo, H5711 [10JY]
———lift travel restrictions, H6696 [20JY]
Cuevas, Belinda: Puerto Rican Association for Human Development community service honoree, E2123
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3368 [18MY]
Dept. of Energy: extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5272 [27JN]
Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1709 [4AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6687 [20JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6687, H6696, H6701, H6702 [20JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11236 [26OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5066 [23JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11734 [1NO]
Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, E493
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11236 [26OC]
Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11734 [1NO]
Eid, Frederick M.: naming as Papal Prelate of Honor, E676
EII, Inc.: tribute to employee safety and health programs, E1397
Elizabeth, NJ: tribute to Waterfront Festival, E855
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5272 [27JN]
Essex County, NJ: anniversary of North Ward Center, E1570
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5921 [12JY]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5921 [12JY]
———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1220, H1230
Fuentes, Julio M.: nomination to be circuit judge, E737
Garibaldi, Marie: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1501
Gonzalez, Cathy: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1506
Goya Foods, Inc.: tribute for donation of historical archive to the Smithsonian Institution, E1551
Guttenberg, NJ: anniversary of Guttenberg Housing Authority, E1502
Guyana: independence anniversary, E851
Hajduk, Edward J.: tribute to selection as Bayonne, NJ, Tri-State Pulaski Day Parade Contingent Marshal, E438
Harrington, Dorothy: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E12
Hassan, Fred: Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations Global Citizen Award recipient, E2130
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H96 [1FE]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1709 [4AP]
Hoboken, NJ: anniversary of St. Ann's Church, E675
Hoboken Little League Baseball, Inc.: anniversary, E573
Holocaust: remembrance, E602
Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11236 [26OC]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H850 [9MR]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H3312 [18MY]
Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Monumental Baptist Church, E941
———anniversary of the Church of the Incarnation, E2162
———anniversary of the Puertorriquenos Asociados for Community Organization, E1500
———tribute to Liberty Science Center Partnership Program for at-risk students, E2143
Johnson, John: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E1987
Karnoutsos, Carmela Ascolese: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E2145
LaPilusa, Salvatore: Bayonne, NJ, Sicilian Citizens Club Men of the Year award recipient, E1989
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11679 [31OC]
Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5370, H5371 [28JN]
Minimum wage: level, H11550 [30OC]
National Association of Cuban-American Women: tribute, E2043
National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba: establish, H6560 [19JY]
National Conference for Community and Justice (organization): tribute to the Annual Brotherhood Awards Dinner honorees, E703
New Jersey: tribute to American Legion Flag Raising Day Parade, E1025
———tribute to Distinguished Service Medal recipients, E1226
———tribute to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1874
New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2142
Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8175
———tribute to sponsors of Project Children 2000, E1256
Nowicki, Gerald: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E15
Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5066 [23JN]
Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5272 [27JN]
Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, E1499
PROCEED, Inc.: anniversary, E285
Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3368 [18MY]
———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3368 [18MY]
Purnell, Benjamin: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) Millennium honoree, E7
Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6557 [19JY]
———prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), motion to recommit, H6560 [19JY]
Sanchez, Henry: Bayonne, NJ, Historical Society Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2140
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11550 [30OC]
Siperstein, Herb B.: New Jersey Dept. of Jewish War Veterans Humanitarian Award recipient, E1736
Smith, Mark: Bayonne, NJ, Circolo Italiano Club Man of the Year award recipient, E440
St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11550 [30OC]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H258 [9FE]
———rates, H1002 [15MR]
Tertulias de Antano (organization): tribute, E609
Tiefenwerth, Eleanor: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E11
Toro, Rafael: Puerto Rican Association for Human Development Outstanding Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E2122
Union City, NJ: anniversary, E1881
———anniversary of Housing Authority, E1400
———tribute to Holy Family High School reunion, E1717
United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County, NJ (organization): tribute to Outstanding Achievement Award recipients, E606
United Jewish Appeal Federation: tribute to Bergen County, NJ, and North Hudson, NJ, women honorees, E707
Viola, Carol: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Congresswoman Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1504
Votes: position on missed, E965
Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11823 [3NO]
Weehawken, NJ: tribute to Panasonic ``Kid Witness News'' program and ``New Vision'' award recipients, E714
Wood Family: Harrison, NJ, Family of the Year award recipients, E930
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6772 [24JY]
Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP]
Tributes
Alvarez, Olga, E1814
Alvarez, Tony, E2034
Bloom, Jay B., E2139
Canfield, Eugene, E1788
Carbonell-Cortina, Nestor, E579
Chorens, Olga, E2034
Comodromos, Andreas, E2126
Cruz, Celia, E2058
Descalzi, Guillermo, E103
Di Bari, Richard, E989
Edreira, Orlando, E1982
Falbo, Joseph N., E2236
Gonzalez, Henry B., H12011
Johnson, Diane, E2057
Linares, Jose L., E2181
Lopez, Haydee, E285
Lopez, Joseph, E1788
Maldonado, Angel, E1788
Mastoras, Kostas, E2125
McGeehan, Patricia L., E2121
Petty, Clayton and Marion, E829
Roswal, Mary Ann, E603
Sandoval, Andres and Martha, E10
Spong, John S., E13
Steinel, Helen, E933
Talavera, Armando, E1439
Virgil, Michael, E1297