SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3586 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H3979 [12JY]

———H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7549 [31OC]

———H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9318 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1861 [2MY]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3204 [14JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H508 [28FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2388 [21MY]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H828 [8MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H929 [14MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4429 [23JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7910 [7NO]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2281 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4780 [27JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1410 [3AP]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H325 [13FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4429 [23JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7718 [1NO]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H6919 [16OC]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H5927 [21SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1664 [27AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1718 [1MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H2712 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 888), H648 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 682), H1557 [24AP]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H4863 [30JY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H10910 [19DE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H1660 [26AP]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1660 [26AP]

Financial institutions: safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 1825), H3806 [28JN]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H2849 [25MY]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H10355 [18DE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1557 [24AP]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H1557 [24AP]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H506 [28FE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5488 [10SE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H4724 [26JY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3961 [11JY]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H2680 [23MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H508 [28FE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H444 [27FE]

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H2083 [9MY]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1190 [27MR]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H7960 [8NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2956 [6JN]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10055 [12DE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2281 [16MY]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H5704 [14SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4724 [26JY]

———extend availability of cost contracts (see H.R. 2612), H5488 [10SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1558 [24AP]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H2571 [22MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H5488 [10SE]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7853 [6NO]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1926 [3MY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2680 [23MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3961 [11JY]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1558 [24AP]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6702 [11OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1556 [24AP]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7591 [31OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 39), H1012 [20MR]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———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. 1470), H1558 [24AP]

Sports: encourage more revenue sharing among Major League Baseball teams as an alternative to team eliminations (see H. Res. 326), H10966 [20DE]

———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]

Taxation: allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1116 [22MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H5339 [2AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2889 [5JN]

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 2237), H3259 [19JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H508 [28FE]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1605 [25AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H9082 [10DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H1483 (see H.R. 1425), H1493 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1199), H1114 [22MR]

Social Security: increase interest rate of trust funds (see H.R. 1320), H1345 [29MR]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2570 [22MY]

Biographies

Walker, Clarissa, E369 [15MR]

Woolfork, Dorothy, E369 [15MR]

Motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H7545 [31OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), H8221 [15NO]

Black History Month: observance, E149 [12FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3586 [26JN]

California: Southern California transportation projects funding, H3586 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8221 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), motion to instruct conferees, H9312 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4737 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish telephone hotline to allow consumers to register airline-related complaints, H3569 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3551, H3553, H3569, H3572, H3586, H3589, H3593 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3546 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8735, H8737 [30NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), motion to instruct conferees, H7545 [31OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4737 [27JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3651 [27JN]

FAA: address problems of aircraft noise and air traffic congestion in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, H3553 [26JN]

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1199), E424 [22MR]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3546, H3586, H3589, H3593 [26JN], H8735 [30NO]

Minneapolis, MN: tribute to Sabathani Community Center, E149 [12FE]

Social Security: increase interest rate of trust funds (H.R. 1320), E493 [29MR]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 2691), E1481 [1AU]

Terrorism: making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8221 [15NO], H9312 [12DE]

Transportation: security programs funding, H7545 [31OC]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 140), E895 [22MY]

Resignations

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H5176 [1AU]

Tributes

Galuska, Rebecca, E2239 [7DE]

Van der Heide, Margaret, E2239 [7DE]

Vraalsen, Tom, E222 [27FE]

Walker, Clarissa, E369 [15MR]

Woolfork, Dorothy, E369 [15MR]