FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4636 [25JY], H4842 [30JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

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

Articles and editorials

Frelinghuysen Disappointed With Funding for N.J. Military, Matt Manochio, Morristown (NJ) Daily Record, H10931 [20DE]

Millions Expected for Area's Transit and Security, J. Scott Orr, Newark (NJ) Star Ledger, H10931 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H10055 [12DE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

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

Armed Forces: tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 275) (see H. Res. 287), H8339 [16NO]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1296 [28MR]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H6422 [5OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1411 [3AP]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]

Children and youth: infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H2998 [7JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8843 [4DE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H167 [31JA]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———protect school web pages from fraud and related activity (see H.R. 2752), H5334 [2AU]

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

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H741 [7MR]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2281 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2285), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1557 [24AP]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H828 [8MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6056 [25SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5340 [2AU]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1488 [4AP]

Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 381), H1190 [27MR]

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

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1486 (see H.R. 1479), H1496 [4AP]

EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H5406 [5SE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H8842 [4DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10067 [13DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8564 [28NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2712 [24MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H2998 [7JN]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

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

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3260 [19JN]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2571 [22MY]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H5406 [5SE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———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. 868), H1346 [29MR]

———provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 2003), H2710 [24MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10355 [18DE]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 37), H254 [8FE]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 295), H110 [30JA]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5338 [2AU]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2997), H6136 [2OC]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

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), H6781 [12OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H1346 [29MR]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H324 [13FE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H3805 [28JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3248), H7909 [7NO]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H400 [14FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H1489 [4AP]

William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2803), H5337 [2AU]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4949 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: strengthen the National Defense Features program (see H.R. 2075), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H27 [3JA]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H27 [3JA]

Telecommunications: require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 260), H109 [30JA]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 92), H27 [3JA]

———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H27 [3JA]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

Lists

Military academy nominees from the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E114 [6FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6341 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6341 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3885, H3897 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3339 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5661 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E650 [26AP]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H8313 [16NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7649 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8313 [16NO]

Butler, NJ: anniversary, E341 [13MR]

Caldwell, NJ: anniversary of Caldwell Volunteer Fire Dept., E1062 [8JN]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E820 [17MY]

Corps of Engineers: New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, H7603 [1NO]

———shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, H3667 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8453, H8501 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, H10930 [20DE]

———strengthen the National Defense Features program (H.R. 2075), E1032 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3371 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4562 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3565 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (H.R. 2633), E1435 [25JY]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4842, H4843 [30JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4186 [18JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4669 [26JY], H4842, H4843 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7932 [8NO]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3885 [11JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3897 [11JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, E2327 [19DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3651, H3667, H3670 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7603 [1NO]

FEMA: funding through reductions in non-defense allocations, H3339 [20JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4062 [17JY]

New Jersey: tribute to military academy nominees from the 11th Congressional District, E113 [6FE]

New Jersey State First Aid Council: anniversary, E1918 [17OC]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (H. Res. 224), H7699 [1NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4186 [18JY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1792 [2MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1566 [3AU]

———renewable energy funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy missile program funding, H3670 [27JN]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on Government websites, H4562 [25JY]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H273 [13FE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), E2325 [19DE]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10138 [13DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10138 [13DE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1315 [29MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 90), H8764 [4DE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5520 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8501 [28NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5520 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8978 [6DE]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8809 [4DE]