TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Military Accomplishments and Challenges: Rudy de Leon, Dept. of Defense, E1693
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Articles and editorials
IBM Assembling Explosive New Supercomputer Processors To Mimic Nuclear Detonations at Livermore Lab, Carrie Kirby, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1188
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H5737 [10JY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), 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), H11207 [26OC]
———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), H2770 [9MY]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H3925 [6JN]
China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H931 [13MR]
———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1285 [22MR]
Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H2411 [2MY]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]
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]
Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H1120 [16MR]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6052 [13JY]
———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H6599 [19JY]
Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]
———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H3925 [6JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]
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), H633 [1MR]
———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]
———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H632 [1MR]
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), H1285 [22MR]
———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]
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: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]
Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H8799 [4OC]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]
———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]
Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]
Education: establish program that improves achievement through the integration of technology into curriculum (see H.R. 4081), H1405 [23MR]
———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H6052 [13JY]
———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3649 [23MY] (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]
Federal employees: payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H255 [8FE]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H5737 [10JY]
Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H5737 [10JY]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]
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]
———improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 2623), H255 [8FE]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5036 [22JN]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]
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]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), H7211 [27JY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H10473 [19OC]
Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2412 [2MY]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4818 [21JN]
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), H1852 [5AP]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2512 [3MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]
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), H10257 [18OC]
Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H4817 [21JN]
———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 5572), H11842 [3NO]
Medicare: ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H7933 [20SE]
Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H5036 [22JN]
———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7578 [13SE]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]
National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H11782 [1NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H1119 [16MR]
Postal Service: 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), H11782 [1NO]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]
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), H7991 [21SE]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H6052 [13JY]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]
———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H5657 [29JN]
———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]
Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H2655 [8MY]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3649 [23MY]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]
———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H10257 [18OC]
———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), H2607 [4MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8799 [4OC]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7206 [27JY]
———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H1285 [22MR]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H5436 [28JN]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]
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), H7282 [6SE]
U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H9505 [6OC]
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]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5036 [22JN]
———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), H7723 [18SE]
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), H997 [14MR]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9767 [11OC]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1237), H1674 [3AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Firearms: 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]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1774 [5AP]
Armed Forces: access to credit unions on military installations, H3201
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3348 [18MY]
Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, H9663
Army: anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4324
BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6704 [20JY]
California: anniversary of statehood, H7550
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3655 [24MY]
Computers: development of ASCI White supercomputer to enable the Dept. of Energy to conduct simulated nuclear explosions, E1188
———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H406
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3201
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9654, H9663
Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, H5276 [27JN]
———nonproliferation programs funding, H5222 [27JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6704 [20JY]
Dinsmore, William: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1024
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5222
Firearms: 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 (H.R. 5472), E1782
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3269 [17MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3362
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, E1693
———national missile defense system, H9663
NSF: increase research and development funding through offsets in Dept. of Energy funding, H406 [15FE]
Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E877
San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to Antioch, CA, and Livermore, CA, E1392
St. Mary's College of California: tribute to educational partnership with Castro Valley Unified School District, E1401
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H283 [10FE]
Tributes
Dahms, Lawrence D., E2036
Fisher, Robert J., E1402
Perino, James, E1005