DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)

Appointments

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

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

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6102 [2OC]

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

Articles and editorials

California's Ruinous Deregulation Caper, Stewart L. Udall and Charles F. Luce, E1049-E1051 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8133 [13NO]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H5927 [21SE]

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

———increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H3619 [26JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H2956 [6JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H258 [12FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———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), H6057 [25SE]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H325 [13FE]

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), H1061 [21MR]

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), H3807 [28JN]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 2847), H6458 [9OC]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3203 [14JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H5736 [19SE]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

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]

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

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), H1295 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 1937), H2570 [22MY]

———prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

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

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8421 [27NO]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1295 [28MR]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1557 [24AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H8133 [13NO]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H8564 [28NO]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1061 [21MR]

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

———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2149), H7910 [7NO]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3358 [20JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1488 [4AP]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4113 [17JY]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

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]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]

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), 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), H929 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

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]

———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), H8248 [15NO]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H5339 [2AU]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7718 [1NO]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H3358 [20JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4009 [12JY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H4353 [19JY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H8181 [14NO]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H4215 [18JY]

———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), H4724 [26JY]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H3358 [20JN]

———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), H9240 [11DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5339 [2AU]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H2184 [15MY]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H6919 [16OC]

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

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

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: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

———improve safety and community access to information (see H.R. 2749), H5334 [2AU]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H5125 [1AU]

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]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H3960 [11JY]

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

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H8564 [28NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4634 [25JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1861 [2MY]

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

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H5406 [5SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H1410 [3AP]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2710 [24MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1557 [24AP]

———incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 2502), H4013 [16JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3393), H10067 [13DE]

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

———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]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H7910 [7NO]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 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), H8565 [28NO]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3466 [21JN]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1173), H1113 [22MR]

Quinault Indian Nation: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see H.R. 2524), H4111 [17JY]

Salmon, James M.: relief (see H.R. 484), H223 [7FE]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 431), H219 [7FE]

Remarks

Air Force: tanker aircraft lease program funding, H10928 [20DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3306, H3313 [20JN]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3383, H3391 [21JN]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5891 [21SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1211 [28MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3412 [21JN]

California: energy crisis, E1049 [7JN]

Compact of Free Association: compensation to Hawaii and Guam for increased migration, H3421 [21JN]

Conservation of energy: conservation grant programs funding by striking increase in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3433 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: Air Force airborne laser program funding, H3306 [20JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5854 [20SE]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H5854 [20SE]

———counter-terrorism programs funding through reductions in ballistic missile defense program funding, H8478 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8454, H8478 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, H10928 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), motion to instruct conferees, H9315, H9316 [12DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 576), E169 [13FE]

———unfunded requests, H5581 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3429 [21JN]

———weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3397 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3370, H3383, H3391, H3396, H3397, H3400, H3410, H3412, H3413, H3414, H3421, H3429, H3433 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), conference report, H7107 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 174), H3363 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4083 [17JY], H4149 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8156 [14NO]

Eximbank: funding, H4448 [24JY]

———funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4438, H4440, H4441, H4442, H4445, H4446 [24JY]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H3313 [20JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H4083 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4438, H4440, H4441, H4442, H4445, H4446, H4448 [24JY]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination, H3410 [21JN]

Indian Health Service: Loan Repayment Program funding, H3396 [21JN]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H4149 [18JY]

Mineral Management Service: ensure that oil industry fees under the royalty-in-kind program earn fair market value, H3400, H3413 [21JN]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3414 [21JN]

Payette National Forest: Thunder Mountain land acquisition, H3413 [21JN]

Point of order, H683 [7MR]

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), H5581 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5891 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H9315, H9316 [12DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5625 [14SE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend assistance to workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks, H8960 [6DE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3008), H8960 [6DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8997 [6DE]

Votes: position on missed, E1644 [13SE]