CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
National Policy To Improve Educational System: James C. Enochs, E925
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H517 [1MR]
Conferee: H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]
Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1384 [3AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1605), H1658 [26AP]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H2082 [9MY]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2709 [24MY]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H443 [27FE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5340 [2AU]
Aviation: preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H3803 [28JN]
———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6422 [5OC]
Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform: establish (see H.R. 14), H25 [3JA]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H2889 [5JN]
California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4780 [27JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2388 [21MY]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1116 [22MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2334 [17MY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see H.R. 1170), H10067 [13DE]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9078 [6DE]
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), H8949 [5DE]
Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5340 [2AU]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]
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]
———create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 1775), H4780 [27JY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H8732 [29NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H2571 [22MY]
———provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 434), H219 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H624 [1MR] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]
———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H2022 [8MY]
Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H400 [14FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H650 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2713 [24MY]
———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H954 [15MR]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H8564 [28NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H877 [13MR]
———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]
Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H4378 [20JY]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3260 [19JN]
Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY]
Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H2890 [5JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H3807 [28JN]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1851), H2183 [15MY]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2849 [25MY]
Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H5340 [2AU]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H27 [3JA]
FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 268), H443 [27FE]
———order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]
———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1556 [24AP]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2281 [16MY]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1408 [3AP]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]
House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7529 [30OC]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H443 [27FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H2023 [8MY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1295 [28MR]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]
James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 621), H393 [14FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H3151 [13JN]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8564 [28NO]
———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H1718 [1MY]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5971 [24SE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5334 [2AU]
National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H398 [14FE]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2680 [23MY]
Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see H.R. 2880), H5592 [11SE]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8421 [27NO]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H3151 [13JN]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]
Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1075), H1411 [3AP]
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]
Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2849 [25MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H27 [3JA]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2023 [8MY]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H6918 [16OC]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H6780 [12OC]
———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), H4378 [20JY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H878 [13MR]
———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H7592 [31OC]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3519 [25JN]
———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H506 [28FE]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H1190 [27MR] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H1861 [2MY]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]
———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), H64 [6JA]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2525), H4111 [17JY]
———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H7592 [31OC]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H647 [6MR]
———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 303), H202 [6FE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]
Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2890 [5JN]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H10067 [13DE]
———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 52), H26 [3JA]
Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H26 [3JA]
Clean Air Act: impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3362), H8564 [28NO]
Crime: provide criminal penalties for the harassment of victims of Federal offenses by the convicted offenders (see H.R. 53), H26 [3JA]
Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 54), H26 [3JA]
Health: availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H825 [8MR]
Immigration: Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]
Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 56), H26 [3JA]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6374
California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (H.R. 1985), E941
Clean Air Act: impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (H.R. 3362), E2152
Education: national policy to improve system, E925
Gallo, Ernest: Stanislaus County, CA, Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2177
Gallo, Julio: Stanislaus County, CA, Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee, E2177
Gallo, Marie: Modesto, CA, American Legion Post No. 74 Man of the Year award recipient, E2046
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6390, H6400 [5OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), conference report, H9252 [12DE]
———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6390 [5OC]
Martin, Jerry: Merced-Mariposa Central Labor Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E218
Modesto, CA: tribute to Modesto Christian High School boys' basketball team, E454
National security: establish a commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism and clarify membership eligibility and authorities, H6400 [5OC]
Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1334 [29MR]
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), H5583
World Trade Organization: establish U.S. negotiating objectives, E2180
Subpoena Notices
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H8183 [15NO]
Tributes
Collins, Chrissie W., E219
Mathews, Karen, E1898
Sawyer, Tom, E674
Thiessen, Mike, E703