FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

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: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H510 [16FE]

———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), H5955 [12JY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1182), H1119 [16MR]

———maintain programs and procedures for accounting of military personnel unaccounted for from previous and future conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 311), H2339 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 4639), H5737 [10JY]

Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2412 [2MY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H6052 [13JY]

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]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H6471 [18JY]

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]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H2512 [3MY]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H757 [8MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

———extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other individuals (see H.R. 3329), H165 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H3926 [6JN]

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), H511 [16FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H255 [8FE]

———sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA (see H.R. 4655), H4484 [14JN]

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), H5737 [10JY]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H997 [14MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H5737 [10JY]

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), H3049 [15MY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H6599 [19JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2123 [11AP]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H4675 [19JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4220 [12JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H5955 [12JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H5240 [27JN]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H2967 [11MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H931 [13MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H373 [14FE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H575 [29FE]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4975), H7128 [26JY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H373 [14FE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H255 [8FE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7723 [18SE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H631 [1MR]

Health Care Financing Administration: consider current systems that provide better, more cost-effective emergency transport before promulgating any final rule on emergency medical services (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2770 [9MY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H2655 [8MY]

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), H7211 [27JY]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H7281 [6SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

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), H5955 [12JY]

———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), H7502 [12SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

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), H7652 [14SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), 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), H1164 [21MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H6355 [17JY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H632 [1MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H5037 [22JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7652 [14SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H5737 [10JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8201 [26SE]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7871 [19SE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4684), H7281 [6SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H9900 [12OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H2341 [13AP]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H49 [27JA]

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 and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2906 [10MY]

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), H2340 [13AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7723 [18SE]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H8200 [26SE] (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2606 [4MY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H8617 [2OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2012 [10AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 2441), H3309 [17MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H9900 [12OC]

———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), H5436 [28JN]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see H.R. 60), H1119 [16MR]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H9635 [10OC]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (see H.R. 4681), H4591 [15JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4592 [15JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6052 [13JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2905 [10MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2906 [10MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

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), H4675 [19JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H5737 [10JY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H341 [10FE]

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), H50 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: require air carriers to require passengers to provide government-issued identification before boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 3627), H340 [10FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Library of Congress bicentennial celebration (see H. Con. Res. 279), H997 [14MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 280), H997 [14MR]

Children and youth: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (see H.R. 4519), H3648 [23MY]

Crime: establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Computer Training Facility (see H.R. 3871), H920 [9MR]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H1405 [23MR]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 5252), H7990 [21SE]

Ecology and environment: study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Education: establish national clearinghouse for character education (see H.R. 3984), H1076 [15MR]

Middle East: 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]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 448), H1406 [23MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

Taxation: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 3537), H49 [27JA]

———prohibit treatment of workmen's compensation benefits as Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3857), H756 [8MR]

———waive income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account or a section 401(k) plan if the distribution is contributed to charity (see H.R. 4433), H2966 [11MY]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: expand after-school activities and services (see H.R. 5227), H7932 [20SE]

Letters

Safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H8075 [26SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8075 [26SE]

Remarks

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3563 [23MY]

Children and youth: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (H.R. 4519), H8074 [26SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2948 [11MY]

Cyberangels (organization): tribute, E544 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4876 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4876 [21JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, E2035 [31OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), E1766 [12OC]

Provider Appreciation Day: observance, E743 [17MY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4140 [9JN], E977 [12JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4140 [9JN], E977 [12JN]

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), conference report, E2035 [31OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1474 [28MR]

Tributes

Hubschmann, Otakar, E1325 [26JY]