OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)
Addresses
Tribute to Representative Shuster: by, E1631 [28SE]
Appointments
Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]
Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]
———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10365 [19OC]
Articles and editorials
How Congress Is Keeping LA From Cleaning Up Its Air, by, H3452 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H3869 [25MY]
———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H7502 [12SE]
———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), H2122 [11AP]
Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H90 [31JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]
———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H574 [29FE]
Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]
Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 281), H997 [14MR]
Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H8799 [4OC]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 4052), H1284 [22MR]
Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H922 [9MR]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H633 [1MR]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H7212 [27JY]
Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H1852 [5AP]
Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H11813 [2NO]
Dairy Farmer Viability Commission: establish (see H.R. 5356), H8617 [2OC]
Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7871 [19SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H5654 [29JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H165 [1FE]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2340 [13AP]
Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3049 [15MY]
Education: establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H3868 [25MY]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2409), H922 [9MR]
Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7281 [6SE]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3523 [22MY]
———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H2967 [11MY]
Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H3523 [22MY]
Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]
Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]
Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H255 [8FE]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H8201 [26SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H48 [27JA]
———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), H8617 [2OC]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H5737 [10JY]
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]
Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H8201 [26SE]
Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H8061 [25SE]
Medicare: coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H3474 [19MY]
———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]
———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H3474 [19MY]
Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]
National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H6471 [18JY]
———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H3926 [6JN]
———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]
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), H3926 [6JN]
National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2122 [11AP]
Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (see H.R. 3629), H340 [10FE]
———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), H6600 [19JY]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H2512 [3MY]
Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3309 [17MY]
———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]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11207 [26OC]
Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H255 [8FE]
———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]
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), H4784 [20JN] (see H.R. 4566), H4818 [21JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6051 [13JY]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H5657 [29JN]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H922 [9MR]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]
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), H7503 [12SE]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]
———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1119 [16MR]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H3813 [24MY]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7366 [7SE]
———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H7365 [7SE]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3566), H164 [1FE]
Veterans: increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]
———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]
———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8406 [27SE]
———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H11879 [13NO]
Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]
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), H632 [1MR]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]
White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (see H.R. 5280), H8061 [25SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: designate a portion as the Bruce F. Vento Unit (see H.R. 5582), H11206 [26OC]
Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 4978), H7128 [26JY]
EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]
Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]
Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (see H. Res. 618), H9635 [10OC]
Letters
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1003 [15MR]
Motions
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), H10365 [19OC]
Obituaries
Ryan, Thomas J., E1180
Poems
``Heart of Solid Gold,'' Gloria Baker, E1180
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H1020 [15MR]
Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H3443 [19MY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5603 [29JN], E1249
Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10526
———use of inappropriate term to describe status of proposed minority-owned airline, H4597 [19JN]
Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3097, H3106
Business and industry: merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H7068 [26JY]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2155, H2163 [12AP]
C.B. King U.S. Courthouse, Albany, GA: designate (S. 1567), H1644
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for dedication of the Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism (S. Con. Res. 139), H10528
———authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (H. Con. Res. 279), H1640
———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 278), H1639
———authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (H. Con. Res. 281), H1637
Carl Elliott Federal Building, Jasper, AL: designate (H.R. 4806), H6894, H6896 [25JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8129 [26SE]
Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2156, H2158, H2159, H2163 [12AP]
Children and youth: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (H.R. 4519), H8075
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3612 [23MY]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H119
Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2154, H2155 [12AP]
Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6898, H6900 [25JY]
———reimburse certain costs incurred for clean-up of former facilities at Cape May, NJ, and authorize transfer of funds and authority for demolition and removal of a structure in Traverse City, MI (H.R. 5637), H11937 [4DE]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): preserve certain reporting requirements (H.R. 4052), H1642
Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), H2976 [15MY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5603 [29JN], E1249
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4467, H4468 [14JN]
Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (H.R. 4978), H7068 [26JY]
———release of report on rulemaking process, E1300
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3443, H3448, H3452 [19MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9023 [6OC]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), H9568 [10OC]
———authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 607), H8672 [3OC]
District of Columbia: redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center (H.R. 3069), H9999 [17OC]
EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149, H2151, H2152, H2154, H2155 [12AP]
———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157
———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249
———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H5603 [29JN]
FAA: budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H1020, H1021 [15MR], H9023 [6OC]
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1012, H1016, H1020, H1021 [15MR]
———treat certain property boundaries as the boundaries of the Lawrence County Airport, Courtland, AL (H.R. 5111), H11866
Forest Service: watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4467, H4468 [14JN]
Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 1359), H1644
George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), H9998 [17OC]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), H3589, H3592 [23MY]
Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 1605), H1638
Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2725
Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7474 [12SE]
Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7481 [12SE]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (H. Res. 491), H2979 [15MY]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 4441), H9572 [10OC]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), H770
New Orleans, LA: prohibit funding for construction of an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport, H3448 [19MY]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 2412), H9996
Pasadena, CA: prohibit freeway extension project funding, H3442 [19MY]
Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9554, H9558 [10OC]
———require periodic inspections and improve safety (H.R. 5361), E1656
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7340, H7343 [7SE], H11249 [26OC]
Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11249 [26OC]
———treatment of nonprofit organizations relative to loans, H8672 [3OC]
Shuster, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) letter of reproval relative to ties to lobbyist Ann M. Eppard, H8850 [5OC]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H8672 [3OC]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6889, H6892 [25JY]
Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3452 [19MY]
Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9576, H9579, H9581, H9582 [10OC]
Votes: correction, E818
———position on missed, H3537
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2563 [4MY]
———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10352, H10358 [19OC]
———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, H11830
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7479 [12SE]
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7490 [12SE]
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10859, H10860, H10866 [25OC]
William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), H10001 [17OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H7127 [26JY]
Statements
Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844): by, E1244
Summaries
Airline Competition Preservation Act (H.R. 4978), H7069 [26JY]
Pipeline Safety Act (H.R. 5361), E1657
Tributes
Burton, Raymond C., E1449
Cerkvenik Family, E1137
Mihin, Michelle K., E310
Ryan, Thomas J., E1180
Vento, Bruce F., H9515 [10OC]
Wells, John V., E130