WEINER, ANTHONY D. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5437 [28JN], H5549 [29JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3448 [19MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4785 [20JN], H5019 [22JN]
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]
Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H757 [8MR]
Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]
———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H3413 [18MY]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 4639), H6471 [18JY]
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]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H1285 [22MR]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]
Children and youth: improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H4485 [14JN]
———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H2512 [3MY]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1764 [4AP]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]
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]
Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H2512 [3MY]
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), H1477 [28MR]
Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H8406 [27SE]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]
Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]
Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H8736 [3OC]
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 Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4817 [21JN]
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), H373 [14FE]
———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]
———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]
———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H7933 [20SE]
———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H511 [16FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7281 [6SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 5500), H10472 [19OC]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]
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 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]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]
Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H9635 [10OC]
Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H12045 [7DE]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4220 [12JN]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H4592 [15JN]
FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see H.R. 2495), H3172 [16MY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2239 [12AP]
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), H4337 [13JN]
Firearms: control sale of gun kits (see H.R. 4632), H4174 [9JN]
———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
———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]
Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H219 [7FE]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7652 [14SE]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H455 [15FE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2341 [13AP]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]
Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]
Hamzah, Jafar S.: condemn murder of human rights lawyer in Medan, Indonesia (see H. Res. 580), H7722 [18SE]
Health: encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12532 [15DE]
———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]
———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), H1285 [22MR]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H6052 [13JY]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4674 [19JN]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H511 [16FE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H455 [15FE]
Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]
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: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), H574 [29FE]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H6052 [13JY]
Iran: encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [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), H10257 [18OC]
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H50 [27JA]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]
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]
Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H1957 [6AP]
McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H511 [16FE]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2341 [13AP]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7211 [27JY]
Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5241 [27JN]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4239), H4036 [7JN]
———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]
———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5955 [12JY]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H1119 [16MR]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H4220 [12JN]
———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H7003 [25JY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H1284 [22MR]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]
———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 623), H9767 [11OC]
Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]
National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H7871 [19SE]
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), H2512 [3MY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H757 [8MR]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]
Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H922 [9MR]
———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H1120 [16MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1739), H2340 [13AP]
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), H4485 [14JN]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H4220 [12JN]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H6354 [17JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]
Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]
———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H8406 [27SE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H219 [7FE]
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), H10473 [19OC]
Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 4681), H4591 [15JN]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H4592 [15JN]
———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4220 [12JN]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H5084 [23JN]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7212 [27JY]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H9900 [12OC]
———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 gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H511 [16FE]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 2750), H5737 [10JY]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H255 [8FE]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H1077 [15MR]
Utah: 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), H1762 [4AP]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]
———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]
———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), H8468 [28SE]
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), H165 [1FE]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7933 [20SE]
World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. that do not comply with certain noise levels (see H.R. 4092), H1405 [23MR]
Crime: inhibit the further intimidation of public officials within the U.S. (see H.R. 4343), H2339 [13AP]
FCC: establish minimum quality standards, and monitor complaints, on wireless telephone service (see H.R. 4742), H5084 [23JN]
FERC: establish a temporary bid cap on the wholesale price of electric energy sold in New York (see H.R. 5559), H11194 [25OC]
LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 5560), H11194 [25OC]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]
Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 4093), H1412 [27MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1789 [5AP]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5533, H5549, H5550 [29JN], H5702 [10JY]
Air pollution: clean air standards, H8780 [4OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8780 [4OC]
Brooklyn, NY: prohibit funding for FAA weather radar tower within the Gateway National Recreation Area, H3448, H3449 [19MY]
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1731
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2053 [11AP]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1043, H1044 [15MR]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2030 [11AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5440, H5533, H5549, H5550 [29JN]
———Market Access Program funding, H5702 [10JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5018 [22JN]
———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H4998, H4999, H5002, H5003 [22JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3448, H3449 [19MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4998, H4999, H5002, H5003, H5014, H5016, H5018, H5019 [22JN]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H8780 [4OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), E1279
———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10838 [25OC]
India: allocation of foreign aid, E1279
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H4346 [14JN], H5440, H5533, H5549, H5550 [29JN]
Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5014 [22JN]
———community policing programs, H5018, H5019 [22JN]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10653
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, H10838 [25OC]
Power resources: national energy policy, H8780 [4OC]
Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), H5745, H5747 [11JY]
Votes: position on missed, H1822 [5AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3521 [22MY], H3865 [25MY]
Tributes
Hodges, Gil, H539 [29FE]
Moynihan, Senator, H7736 [19SE]
Weber, Donald, E1366