KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3714 [27JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3174 [14JN]
Articles and editorials
City Native Involved in Indian Ocean Rescue, Gene Skordinski and Tom Venesky, Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens' Voice, E2382
Two `Class' Events That Make Us Proud, Shamokin (PA) News-Item, E917
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: 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]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]
———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H624 [1MR]
———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 907), H1191 [27MR]
Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 3211), H7717 [1NO]
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]
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), H1660 [26AP]
Children and youth: promote financial education (see H.R. 61), H2848 [25MY]
Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6458 [9OC]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9240 [11DE]
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), H10067 [13DE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H953 [15MR]
———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1051), H1661 [26AP]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]
Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H953 [15MR]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H1557 [24AP]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H955 [15MR]
Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H1925 [3MY]
Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]
Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H8338 [16NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H3713 [27JN]
Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2849 [25MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H163 [31JA]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8338 [16NO]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]
Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 558), H444 [27FE]
EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H650 [6MR]
———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 163), H61 [6JA]
Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6136 [2OC]
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: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2713 [24MY]
Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H953 [15MR]
———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), H9076 [6DE]
———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1009), H876 [13MR]
———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H953 [15MR]
———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (see H.R. 3068), H10966 [20DE]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H10910 [19DE]
Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.R. 80), H76 [20JA] (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]
Government: establish public disclosure requirements for working groups of advisory committees (see H.R. 3371), H8564 [28NO]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H400 [14FE]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4949 [31JY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7960 [8NO]
Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]
Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6138 [2OC]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]
———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), H8564 [28NO]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8339 [16NO]
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]
Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]
———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H2998 [7JN]
———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), H7592 [31OC]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H8338 [16NO]
———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), H10055 [12DE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2998 [7JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4949 [31JY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8132 [13NO]
Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H8339 [16NO]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2680 [23MY]
———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H2848 [25MY]
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]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]
SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2961), H6781 [12OC]
SEC: augment emergency authority (see H.R. 3060), H6458 [9OC]
———limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1311), H1344 [29MR] (see H.R. 1480), H1486 (see H.R. 1480), H1496 [4AP]
Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5736 [19SE]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4634 [25JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H6137 [2OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8949 [5DE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]
———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H10966 [20DE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H2999 [7JN]
Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H2142 [10MY]
Taxation: allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2847 [25MY]
———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), H1925 [3MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1296 [28MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3260 [19JN]
———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2678 [23MY]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]
———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 915), H739 [7MR]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H9239 [11DE]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6138 [2OC]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3359), H10055 [12DE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8843 [4DE]
———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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H1604 [25AP]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H2279 [16MY]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 667), H396 [14FE]
Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 3218), H7717 [1NO]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Ciak, Emily, E991
Lists
Temple University Dental School Class of 1951, E606
Remarks
Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5688 [14SE]
Breiseth, Christopher: tribute for work with Earth Conservancy (organization), E741
Carbon County, PA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 598, E1542
Casey, Shawn M.J.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E298
Castellani, Herman D.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E1810
Community Area New Development Organization, Inc.: anniversary, E1069
Cornell Iron Works, Inc.: tribute, E663
Cosgrove, Richard B.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Man of the Year honoree, E344
Duryea, PA: anniversary, E417
Elysburg, PA: anniversary of Knoebels Amusement Park, E1221
Hazelton, PA: anniversary of the Greater Hazleton Business and Professional Women's Club, E445
Hazleton, PA: Boyarski Family Memorial dedication, E927
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8601, H8620, H8622 [29NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8575 [29NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), motion to recommit, H8628 [29NO]
Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization): anniversary, E111
Luzerne County, PA: anniversary of Domestic Violence Service Center, E2058
Magee Rieter Automotive Systems (business): General Motors Corp., Supplier of the Year Award recipient, E1486
McAndrew, Thomas: Boyarski Memorial Award recipient, E927
Mount Carmel, PA: tribute to Mini Olympics for People with Special Needs, E917
Muslims: U.S. assistance to pilgrims stranded in Lebanon in 1952, E2390
Nanticoke, PA: anniversary of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, E1968
———anniversary of St. Mary of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church, E1918
Pittston, PA: anniversary of St. Mary, Help of Christians Church, E1584
Randolph, John M., Jr.: Arthritis Foundation Community Leader of the Year award recipient, E1614
Roth, Gene and Connie: United Hebrew Institute of Kingston, PA, Shofar Award recipient, E1092
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3168, H3177 [14JN]
Temple University: tribute to Dental School Class of 1951, E606
Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Mozart Club, E842
Wright Township, PA: anniversary, E1268
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1292 [28MR]
Tributes
Bath, George, E2331
Battisto, Joseph W., E543
Brace, Bill, E1722
Carlin, Leonard, E1224
Casarella, Joe, E269
Ciak, Emily, E991
Jones, Joseph (Red), E1456
Kane, Anthony, E363
Koch, Bill and Mary, E133
Lavelle, John P., E512
Luce, Charles, E343
Lyons, Stephen, E2382
Rudawski, Joseph G., E1467
Shaver, Joe, E495
Terrana, John J., E1540
Timlin, James C., E1383