WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6653 [20JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see H.R. 2581), H7365 [7SE]
———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), H4590 [15JN]
———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7366 [7SE]
Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H2606 [4MY]
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: 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), H3523 [22MY]
Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H4174 [9JN]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3926 [6JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]
Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7129 [26JY]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4817 [21JN]
———temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H7211 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 277), H931 [13MR]
———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7212 [27JY]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), H1077 [15MR]
Children and youth: provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H4036 [7JN]
———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]
China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]
———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]
———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9011 [5OC]
———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]
———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]
Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2122 [11AP]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]
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), H5956 [12JY]
Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]
———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]
Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H12095 [14DE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1588 [29MR]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H5084 [23JN]
———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H7003 [25JY]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
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]
Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H3925 [6JN]
Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]
Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4174 [9JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]
———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]
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 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), H632 [1MR]
———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]
———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]
Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7366 [7SE]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]
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), H2240 [12AP]
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: establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H3925 [6JN]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H4121 [8JN]
———require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), H2122 [11AP]
Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]
Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2013 [10AP]
———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H574 [29FE]
District of Columbia: include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]
Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3523 [22MY]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H632 [1MR]
Education: provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]
Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H3925 [6JN]
———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]
Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]
Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3049 [15MY] (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]
Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H3925 [6JN]
———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 4569), H3868 [25MY]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3926 [6JN]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H510 [16FE]
———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H4035 [7JN]
———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]
———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H3308 [17MY]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2905 [10MY]
Firearms: condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 2917), H255 [8FE]
———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H6718 [20JY]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2340 [13AP]
———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H2341 [13AP]
———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H11955 [4DE]
———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H255 [8FE]
Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H255 [8FE]
Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1958 [6AP]
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]
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]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]
Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3523 [22MY]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]
Government: require agencies to post monthly on its public Internet site certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints (see H.R. 4362), H5241 [27JN]
Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H6354 [17JY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]
House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H3926 [6JN]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H4675 [19JN] (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H3925 [6JN]
———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4056), H5084 [23JN]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]
———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]
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), H9635 [10OC]
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]
Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3523 [22MY]
Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3523 [22MY]
Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]
———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]
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]
———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H50 [27JA]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2341 [13AP]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3869 [25MY]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]
———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), H8062 [25SE]
———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H255 [8FE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H8201 [26SE]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2512 [3MY]
Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]
———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1764 [4AP]
Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]
Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H8406 [27SE]
Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]
———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H2606 [4MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H209 [2FE]
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), H5955 [12JY]
NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN]
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), H255 [8FE]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H209 [2FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H3869 [25MY]
Olympic games: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H3869 [25MY]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 2768), H1285 [22MR]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]
Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5656 [29JN]
———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), H3926 [6JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3412 [18MY]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1588 [29MR]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]
Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3523 [22MY]
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), H4035 [7JN]
Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]
———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H3925 [6JN]
———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), H4174 [9JN]
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), H8469 [28SE]
Taxation: exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H3926 [6JN]
———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H4220 [12JN]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3308 [17MY]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9505 [6OC]
———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), H4174 [9JN]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]
———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3925 [6JN]
———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H6052 [13JY]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H90 [31JA]
Telephones: regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H2607 [4MY]
Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]
Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4818 [21JN]
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), H7003 [25JY]
U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H4220 [12JN]
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), H3813 [24MY]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7992 [21SE]
———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H4485 [14JN]
———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]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3925 [6JN]
———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), H7871 [19SE]
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), H2012 [10AP]
Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7992 [21SE]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8406 [27SE]
Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see H.R. 5158), H8617 [2OC]
Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4035 [7JN]
Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H7003 [25JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]
———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]
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
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]
Education: distribute funds to State educational agencies to advance the use of technology to effectively teach our students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students (see H.R. 4473), H3172 [16MY]
Nwandu, Valentine: relief (see H.R. 4474), H3172 [16MY]
Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]
U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H3924 [6JN]
Platforms
International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E729
Remarks
American Veterans Committee: tribute, E729
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3130 [16MY]
Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3130 [16MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1350 [23MR]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3613 [23MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6653, H6654 [20JY]
Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12062 [8DE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5236 [27JN]
FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2316 [13AP]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2316 [13AP]
FDA: consolidation of offices funding, H6653, H6654 [20JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5911 [12JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5886 [12JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2574 [4MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5911 [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), H1223 [22MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97 [1FE]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H849 [9MR]
Make-A-Wish Foundation: anniversary, E928
Maryland: Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5236 [27JN]
Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5364 [28JN]
Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7882 [20SE]
Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7172 [27JY]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H303 [10FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H849 [9MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3834 [25MY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7172 [27JY]
Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H11848, H11849 [13NO]
Votes: position on missed, E1126
Tributes
Hart, Moses, E1379
Johnson, Thomas and Audrey, E119
Palmer, Chris, E928 [9JN]
Thomas, Gary F., E1323