ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1119 [16MR]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5843 [11JY]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2412 [2MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H757 [8MR]
Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H341 [10FE]
Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3649 [23MY]
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]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 4410), H5241 [27JN]
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), H6719 [20JY]
Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H8062 [25SE]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H4484 [14JN]
———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]
———support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1675 [3AP]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H4220 [12JN]
———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see H.R. 4820), H5842 [11JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H219 [7FE]
———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H922 [9MR]
———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H6719 [20JY]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1764 [4AP]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]
Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]
———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), H1764 [4AP]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4818 [21JN]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]
Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H998 [14MR]
———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H165 [1FE]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]
———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]
———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]
———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H7281 [6SE]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]
———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]
ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2412 [2MY]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H757 [8MR]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H3049 [15MY]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H455 [15FE]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1407 [23MR]
Hispanic Americans: health programs (see H.R. 5595), H11445 [27OC]
———prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]
Housing: 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: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H922 [9MR]
Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H4337 [13JN]
———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), H7281 [6SE]
———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), H997 [14MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2013 [10AP]
Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H8062 [25SE]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2340 [13AP]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1077 [15MR]
———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]
———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H7364 [7SE]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3649 [23MY]
———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H5036 [22JN]
———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6471 [18JY]
———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H5657 [29JN]
———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H757 [8MR]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5241 [27JN]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1413 [27MR]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H7211 [27JY]
———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7366 [7SE]
———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7282 [6SE]
———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H2906 [10MY]
———provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4981), H7366 [7SE]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H4220 [12JN]
———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4591 [15JN]
Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3523 [22MY]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4784 [20JN]
Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]
National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 4734), H5657 [29JN]
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), H5956 [12JY]
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), H2512 [3MY]
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H1477 [28MR]
National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1852 [5AP]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2512 [3MY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H50 [27JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H342 [10FE]
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]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H3869 [25MY]
OMB: require explanation for omission of any insular area from treatment as part of the U.S., in issued statements (see H.R. 4741), H5084 [23JN]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H4674 [19JN]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H8200 [26SE]
———issue a semipostal for the American Battle Monuments Commission (see H.R. 4526), H6471 [18JY]
———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), H4220 [12JN]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H342 [10FE]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2340 [13AP]
Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]
———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H5955 [12JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]
Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]
Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]
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), H7503 [12SE]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]
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), H7212 [27JY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2771 [9MY]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]
———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. 3663), H2512 [3MY] (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1958 [6AP]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H3926 [6JN]
———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]
———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H5843 [11JY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H8617 [2OC]
U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1285 [22MR]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H4121 [8JN]
U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H343 [10FE]
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: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H5737 [10JY]
———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), H4336 [13JN]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H5240 [27JN]
———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), H7280 [6SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10473 [19OC]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5956 [12JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7282 [6SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Puerto Rico: convey certain Federal lands (see H.R. 5651), H12066 [8DE]
———declare certain Federal lands as excess (see H.R. 5650), H12066 [8DE]
———protect certain lands and encourage intergovernmental cooperation in land and water conservation (see H.R. 4668), H4484 [14JN]
Letters
Use of Vieques Island in Puerto Rico for military operations: Jerry M. Hultin, Dept. of the Navy, H1527 [29MR]
Remarks
Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), H7394 [12SE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1515, H1527, H1562 [29MR]
———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1515 [29MR]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2835 [10MY]
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: clarify boundaries and authorize appropriations (H.R. 5036), H8143 [26SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3364 [18MY]
Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR]
Effigy Mounds National Monument: authorize the addition of certain lands (H.R. 3745), H8136 [26SE]
Gettysburg National Military Park: expand boundaries to include Wills House (S. 1324), H8144 [26SE]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 3632), H7393 [12SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H98 [1FE]
Indonesia: murder of U.N. employees in East Timor, H7507 [13SE]
Kern County, CA: convey Forest Service property in exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest (H.R. 1680), H1133 [21MR]
Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H729 [8MR]
Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate (S. 1295), H8279
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), H8139 [26SE]
Lincoln County, NV: acquire certain lands (H.R. 2752), H8142 [26SE]
Major League Baseball: tribute to ``All-Star Game'', E1211
McLean, VA: authorize land exchange between the Dept. of the Interior and the CIA at the George Washington Memorial Parkway (H.R. 4835), H8153 [26SE]
National Park Service: use of Dept. of Defense support services (H. Res. 182), H1135 [21MR]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (H.R. 2267), H8141 [26SE]
Puerto Rico: anniversary of accidental bombing by Navy aircraft during training exercises at the Vieques bombing range, E582
———transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3364 [18MY]
———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H1515, H1527, H1562 [29MR], H3364 [18MY]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8101 [26SE]
Tributes
Collazo, Carlos C., H7507 [13SE]
Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito), E901