HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H977 [20MR]
Center for Russian Leadership Development Board of Trustees, H3007 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H1715 [1MY]
Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]
———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), H7960 [8NO]
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H5927 [21SE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H3203 [14JN]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]
———use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 55), H741 [7MR]
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), H739 [7MR]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H5971 [24SE]
———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H2082 [9MY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]
Congressional Gold Medal: 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]
Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3618 [26JN]
———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H2333 [17MY]
Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H3358 [20JN]
———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see H.R. 1241), H1188 [27MR]
Dept. of the Interior: 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 Transportation: conduct assessment of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation (see H.R. 3035), H7852 [6NO]
———establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1489 [4AP]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]
Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H1664 [27AP]
———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H2082 [9MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6056 [25SE]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]
———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H3618 [26JN]
Drucker, Peter F.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1879), H2571 [22MY]
Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4353 [19JY]
EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H2571 [22MY]
FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H8842 [4DE]
Financial institutions: permit privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank (see H.R. 2796), H10355 [18DE]
———safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 1825), H3151 [13JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3069 [12JN]
———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: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H2710 [24MY]
———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]
———provide export control authority (see H.R. 2557), H4216 [18JY] (see H.R. 2568), H4352 [19JY]
Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4428 [23JY]
Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H828 [8MR]
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), H1188 [27MR]
India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
International law: protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court (see H.R. 2699), H5125 [1AU]
Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]
Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1565), H1861 [2MY]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10910 [19DE]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4949 [31JY]
———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), H4113 [17JY]
———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), H3465 [21JN]
———require universal product numbers on claims forms for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items (see H.R. 186), H62 [6JA]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2083 [9MY]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H1923 [3MY]
National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]
New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]
———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), H5927 [21SE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]
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]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
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]
Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]
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), H6421 [5OC]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H10067 [13DE]
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]
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]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4949 [31JY]
———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR]
———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]
———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. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H4353 [19JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H4541 [24JY]
———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2847 [25MY]
———allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1208), H1121 [26MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H741 [7MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]
———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H1557 [24AP]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H112 [30JA]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]
———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7333 [25OC]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]
———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]
———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR]
———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 limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1488 [4AP]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H3466 [21JN]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1346 [29MR]
———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1463), H1485 (see H.R. 1463), H1495 [4AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H827 [8MR]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4541 [24JY]
———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 276), H224 [7FE]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 988), H875 [13MR]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H825 [8MR]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H6378 [4OC]
Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4541 [24JY]
Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 752), H959 [19MR]
World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7529 [30OC]
———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]
Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program and a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board (see H.R. 3292), H8181 [14NO]
Medicare: pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]
———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), H826 [8MR]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H5124 [1AU]
———designate lower Manhattan as an empowerment zone authorized by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act (see H.R. 3168), H7308 [24OC]
———disregard certain capital expenditures in applying a limit on qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 3582), H10964 [20DE]
———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H1188 [27MR]
———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H8731 [29NO]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2021 [8MY]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]
———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 3530), H10909 [19DE]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1659), H1715 [1MY]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H1657 [26AP]
Letters
Reasonable Search Standards Act: by, S4047 [30AP]
Remarks
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), H5663 [14SE]
Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum: support (S. Con. Res. 58), H9106 [11DE]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4255 [19JY]
Faith and Politics Institute: tribute, H1050 [21MR]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8380, H8385 [27NO]
Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5270 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5270 [2AU]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2158 [15MY]
Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2899), H7136, H7138 [23OC]
Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H1050 [21MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (H.R. 2329), E1225
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 1598), E641
———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 (H.R. 951), E316
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (H.R. 2695), E1501
———disregard certain capital expenditures in applying a limit on qualified small issue bonds (H.R. 3582), E2386
———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (H.R. 1238), E460
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1448 [4AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7253 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10846 [19DE]
———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10126 [13DE]
———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (H.R. 3373), E2175
———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5608 [13SE], H10126 [13DE]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (H.R. 1754), E745
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 1600), E637
———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (H.R. 3530), E2346
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (H.R. 1659), E680
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (H.R. 661), E194
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (H.R. 1596), E638
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 3008), H8958 [6DE]
Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks, E2154