DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)

Articles and editorials

Men Who Left the 26th of July Movement, Jack Skelly, Miami (FL) Herald, E1456 [27JY]

Yes, Cuba Is a Terrorist Nation, Frank Calzon, Miami (FL) Herald, E2141 [27NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H7217 [23OC]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H8181 [14NO]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H1346 [29MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H827 [8MR]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1002), H876 [13MR]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10356 [18DE]

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), H7960 [8NO]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1295 [28MR]

Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 779), H506 [28FE]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H628 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (see H.R. 2109), H3864 [10JY]

———establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2712 [24MY]

———establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H1484 (see H.R. 1450), H1494 [4AP]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1718 [1MY]

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4114 [17JY]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H8338 [16NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H253 [8FE]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H442 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H3358 [20JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5616 [13SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H7592 [31OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2999 [7JN]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H3067 [12JN]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H2849 [25MY]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2998 [7JN]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1116 [22MR]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5339 [2AU]

``Hispanic Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 90), H1345 [29MR]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3466 [21JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H4009 [12JY]

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1484 (see H.R. 1452), H1494 [4AP]

———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), H1188 [27MR]

———grant U.S. citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who complete 3 years of honorable service on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1616), H1658 [26AP]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 720), H398 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H443 [27FE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

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

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H3068 [12JN]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 2240), H3619 [26JN]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H1061 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H2849 [25MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4352 [19JY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5927 [21SE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H6422 [5OC]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 364), H443 [27FE]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H877 [13MR]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H7592 [31OC]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H9078 [6DE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H4949 [31JY]

———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), H1660 [26AP]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5125 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H6260 [3OC]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1297), H3068 [12JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1925 [3MY]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7910 [7NO]

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), H6138 [2OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H2022 [8MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5340 [2AU]

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]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1925 [3MY]

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

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 395), H218 [7FE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, is permanently closed (see H.R. 160), H61 [6JA]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2712 [24MY]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

St. Louis (S.S.): express regret for refusal by the U.S. to provide asylum to Jewish refugees prior to the onset of World War II (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4013 [16JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H1013 [20MR]

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H5456 [6SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2712 [24MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H3466 [21JN]

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 1789), H2082 [9MY]

———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]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1346 [29MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H3519 [25JN]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1013 [20MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5927 [21SE]

Terrorism: grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H5928 [21SE]

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

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H8343 [19NO]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H9077 [6DE]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H9077 [6DE]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H1557 [24AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1925 [3MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

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), H3806 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration (see H. Res. 289), H8247 [15NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 268), H6918 [16OC]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration (see H. Res. 138), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), consideration (see H. Res. 199), H4215 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), same-day consideration of rule on consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 318), H10354 [18DE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 314), H10054 [12DE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

Social Security: permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H1059 [21MR]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (see H. Res. 162), H3066 [12JN]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (see H. Res. 264), H6779 [12OC]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), consideration (see H. Res. 93), H1010 (see H. Res. 93), H1012 [20MR]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration (H. Res. 289), H8253, H8254, H8260 [16NO]

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), H5638, H5640 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7672 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7672 [1NO]

———naturalization requirements for aviation security personnel, H7672 [1NO]

Biscayne National Park: prohibit extension of any leases or standstill agreements in Stiltsville, H3431 [21JN]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1068 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1373 [3AP]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1844 [10OC]

———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1844 [10OC]

Colombia: suspend trade preference pending investigation of murders of labor union activists, H8260 [16NO]

Cuba: anniversary of 26 of July Movement, E1456 [27JY]

———human rights violations, H836 [13MR]

———human rights violations (H. Res. 91), H1367 [3AP]

———lift travel restrictions, H4602 [25JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration (H. Res. 138), H2086, H2089 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3431 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H4606 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4602, H4606 [25JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), amendment process, H2090 [10MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), consideration (H. Res. 199), H4329, H4333 [19JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H982 [20MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 314), H10082 [13DE]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1954), H4534 [24JY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H4534 [24JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H175 [6FE]

Social Security: permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 1143), H3265 [20JN]

South America: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8253, H8260 [16NO]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3092, H3097 [13JN]

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), H5525 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6712, H6713, H6724 [12OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5525 [11SE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), consideration (H. Res. 93), H1068, H1069, H1071, H1073 [22MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8975 [6DE]

U.N.: condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2086 [10MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1086 [22MR], H2135 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4351 [19JY]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 107-335), H10054 [12DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 107-248), H6918 [16OC]

Consideration of H.R. 247, Tornado Shelters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 107-24), H1010 [20MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1646, Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 107-62), H2081 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2052, Sudan Peace Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 162) (H. Rept. 107-98), H3066 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2506, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 107-146), H4215 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2975, Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 264) (H. Rept. 107-238), H6779 [12OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3009, Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 107-293), H8247 [15NO]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule on Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2506, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 107-343), H10354 [18DE]

Statements

Human Rights Violations in Cuba: Maritza Lugo, H836 [13MR]

Tributes

Biscet, Oscar E., H4369 [20JY]

Calzon, Frank, E2141 [27NO]

Del Toro, Carlos, E2018 [6NO]

Delgado, Leonor Von Waldegg, E1024 [6JN]