MOLLOHAN, ALAN B. (a Representative from West Virginia)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4676 [19JN], H4738 [20JN], H4853 [21JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H9992 [17OC]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Martin Selected as New J-School Dean, Chandra Broadwater, H10231 [18OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966, 3573), H455 [15FE]

———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H574 [29FE]

Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 57), H342 [10FE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H341 [10FE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

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), H7211 [27JY]

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 Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H2411 [2MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H511 [16FE]

Health: prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H2906 [10MY]

Health care facilities: provide relief for essential hospitals in certain regions and assist in the long-range economic recovery of such hospitals (see H.R. 5228), H8062 [25SE]

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]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H4220 [12JN]

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), H2122 [11AP]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1284 [22MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H11716 [31OC]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H5737 [10JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3172 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H6052 [13JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 4253), H10473 [19OC]

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), H511 [16FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H165 [1FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2411 [2MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5241 [27JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2655 [8MY]

———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), H5657 [29JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H6052 [13JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H7002 [25JY]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H7211 [27JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H6719 [20JY]

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), H11207 [26OC]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in West Virginia (see H.R. 4494), H3412 [18MY]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (see H.R. 5072), H7209 [27JY]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H7932 [20SE]

Tariff: BEPD 2-butyl-2-ethylpropanediol (see H.R. 3808), H631 [1MR]

———ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE) (see H.R. 3733), H573 [29FE]

Wheeling National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4156), H1674 [3AP]

Remarks

CPSC: list of children's products subject to recall or corrective action, H4846 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Builder Fellow Program termination, H4767 [20JN]

———funding, H4738, H4739 [20JN]

———Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4748 [20JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4894 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4634 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4549 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4549 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical research funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4730 [20JN]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4730 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4614, H4634 [19JN], H4728, H4730, H4738, H4739, H4748, H4759, H4767, H4772, H4774 [20JN], H4837, H4846, H4848, H4850, H4854, H4860, H4881, H4894 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10378 [19OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10378 [19OC]

EPA: limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4837 [21JN]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4759 [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 (H. Res. 635), H10068 [18OC]

NASA: funding, H4854 [21JN]

———University Research Centers funding, H4848 [21JN]

NSF: funding, H4860 [21JN]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, E1529 [19SE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4850 [21JN]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4728 [20JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10254 [18OC]

Tributes

Martin, Christine, H10231 [18OC]