FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4753 [20JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]
———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abbas, Mohammed: extradition to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 329), H3474 [19MY]
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), H922 [9MR]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H922 [9MR]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]
Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7502 [12SE]
Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H50 [27JA]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H511 [16FE]
———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 (see H.R. 1119), H1958 [6AP]
———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H7128 [26JY]
China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]
Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]
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]
Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]
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), H6600 [19JY]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3173 [16MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H209 [2FE]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H7212 [27JY]
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. 3533), H48 [27JA]
———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H7503 [12SE]
Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]
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), H1852 [5AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4035 [7JN]
———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1285 [22MR]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H2012 [10AP]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6778 [24JY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2905 [10MY]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8407 [27SE]
Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]
Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2341 [13AP]
Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), H2905 [10MY]
Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H455 [15FE]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H9635 [10OC]
Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1406 [23MR]
Financial institutions: require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4209), H3309 [17MY]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H922 [9MR]
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]
Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H4120 [8JN]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4337 [13JN]
———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]
Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H1958 [6AP]
———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H3649 [23MY]
Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H255 [8FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2340 [13AP]
———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 3993), H2607 [4MY]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]
———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]
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]
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7503 [12SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7281 [6SE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H5955 [12JY]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7129 [26JY]
Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2341 [13AP]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H7366 [7SE]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H2607 [4MY]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H2340 [13AP]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]
———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see H.R. 5074), H7652 [14SE]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4485 [14JN]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5737 [10JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H632 [1MR]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]
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 School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1477 [28MR]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]
Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3474 [19MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H209 [2FE]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]
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]
Serbia: elections (see H. Res. 620), H9635 [10OC]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]
———expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), H2340 [13AP]
———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 a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]
———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), H7366 [7SE]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]
———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H1120 [16MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2967 [11MY]
———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H1958 [6AP]
———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 2141), H2122 [11AP]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3926 [6JN]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H4174 [9JN]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]
———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H2411 [2MY]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7503 [12SE]
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: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]
———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]
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), H455 [15FE]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7003 [25JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]
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
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]
Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]
Petroleum: 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), H631 [1MR]
Taxation: exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]
Veterans: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 4720), H5036 [22JN]
Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]
Letters
Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: Adam Zaveski, E1179
Remarks
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2178
Boy Scouts: anniversary, E86
Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3087 [16MY]
Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, E404
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 (H. Res. 398), H2178
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4754, H4756, H4757 [20JN]
Disasters: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1259
Drexel, Katherine: canonization into sainthood of Catholic Church, E1719
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11406-H11408 [27OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1865
———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754, H4756, H4757 [20JN]
———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1865
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (H. Con. Res. 307), E894
Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2722 [9MY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1179
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E287
Roach, George: Smithsonian Institution Computerworld Permanent Research Collection honoree, E440
Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5841 [11JY], H5953 [12JY], H6047 [13JY]
Tribute, H11408, H11409 [27OC]
Tributes
Forkin, Ann, E2003
Klass, Sholom, E160
O'Connor, John Cardinal, H2555 [4MY]
Rattiner, Dan, E1188
Townsend, Paul, E1900