MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Congressional Gold Medal: Pope John Paul II, E29 [20JA]

Amendments

Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H758 [8MR]

Articles and editorials

Moakley Follows Adams' Lead, E550 [5AP]

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]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2713 [24MY]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

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), H443 [27FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2141 [10MY]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H624 [1MR]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 715), H398 [14FE]

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]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2281 [16MY]

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]

COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H2710 [24MY]

Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 40), H399 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H826 [8MR]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1861 [2MY]

Education: improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H650 [6MR]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H444 [27FE]

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

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

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

Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H1346 [29MR]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1661 [26AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H650 [6MR]

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

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1565), H1861 [2MY]

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

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

Medicare: 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), H1489 [4AP]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

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

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1717 [1MY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H877 [13MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1925 [3MY]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H2184 [15MY]

Taxation: ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 926), H959 [19MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 925), H740 [7MR]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H827 [8MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H2712 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

ERISA: extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years (see H.R. 1663), H1715 [1MY]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H1657 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (see S. 310), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 559), H322 [13FE]

Motions

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H17 [3JA]

Poems

``Irish Blessing'', H343 [14FE]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E633 [25AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H748, H756 [8MR]

COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (H.R. 2005), E933 [24MY]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H17 [3JA]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 31), H671 [7MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H11 [3JA]

———committee party ratios, H11, H17 [3JA]

National Burn Awareness Week: observance, E206 [26FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal, E29 [20JA]

Shriners Hospitals for Children: tribute, E206 [26FE]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 111), H1417, H1418, H1423 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H748, H756 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H334-H343 [14FE]

Tribute, E550 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), S1453-S1455 [15FE]

———designate (S. 310), S1327 [13FE]

Tables

House committee party ratios, 106th Congress, H11 [3JA]

Texts of

H.R. 559, John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA, H334 [14FE]