BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Beyond Petroleum—Energy and the Environment in the 21st Century: John Browne, BP p.l.c., E452
Amendments
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), H4563 [12JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
———H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H777 [7MR]
———H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H3453 [11JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H8023 [16OC]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3860 [24JN]
Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 4849), H3036 [23MY]
Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 1917), H367 [13FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4605 [15JY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Carrier, Willis H.: tribute to anniversary of invention of modern air-conditioning (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3928 [25JN]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7929 [15OC]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1154 [9AP]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6374 [18SE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H5998 [26JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H8733 [13NO]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1156 [9AP]
Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H1201 [10AP]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H5453 [24JY]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H5194 [23JY]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H937 [18MR]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6418 [19SE]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H2019 [1MY]
Foreign policy: ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H3669 [18JN]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3601 [17JN]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H105 [29JA]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3562 [13JN]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H6229 [11SE]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H2356 [9MY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1156 [9AP]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H2356 [9MY]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H3514 [12JN]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H688 [5MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H6060 [4SE]
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H3668 [18JN]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H4069 [26JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H9025 [14NO]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H2471 [14MY]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H1155 [9AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1201 [10AP]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1533 [23AP]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H6559 [24SE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2165 [7MY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H6983 [2OC]
New York, NY: provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (see H.R. 3880), H3601 [17JN]
———tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center and the Fresh Kills Landfill (see H. Res. 492), H4931 [18JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H2163 [7MY] (see H.R. 5714), H8731 [13NO]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Pipelines: establish a cooperative Federal research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 3929), H832 [12MR]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H6927 [1OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H9128 [22NO]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]
Sports: tribute to U.S. National Soccer Team (see H. Res. 445), H3826 [21JN]
Taxation: 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), H937 [18MR]
———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), H687 [5MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H2945 [22MY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2164 [7MY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H634 [27FE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1154 [9AP]
Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 5717), H8731 [13NO]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H4931 [18JY]
Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3986), H937 [18MR]
———extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5152), H4872 [17JY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H1620 [24AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H781 [7MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (see H.R. 4687), H2354 [9MY]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H1002 [19MR]
Water pollution: authorizing appropriations for water pollution control research, development, and technology demonstration (see H.R. 3996), H1002 [19MR]
Biographies
Casadei, Mary Anne, E609
Letters
Astronomy Awards Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H6909
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act: by, H4652 [15JY]
Pipeline Infrastructure Protection To Enhance Security and Safety Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H5281 [23JY]
Reclamation Recreation Management Act: by, E1751 [4OC]
Remote Sensing Applications Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H6907
Support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members: by, Committee on Science (House), H6912 [1OC]
Remarks
American Society of Civil Engineers: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 387), H2405
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7312 [9OC]
BP p.l.c.: tribute to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from company operations, E438
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1067
Carrier, Willis H.: tribute to anniversary of invention of modern air-conditioning (H. Con. Res. 413), H4591
Computers: provide greater cybersecurity (H.R. 3482), H4583 [15JY]
Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program funding, H4826
———residential micro cogeneration of energy program funding, H4744, H4745 [16JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5652 [25JY], E1466
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8711
———inclusion of cybersecurity and infrastructure protection, E1466
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Science and Technology, H4583 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4744, H4745 [16JY], H4826
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), H4557, H4559, H4563 [12JY]
———establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), Senate amendment, H6278, H6280, H6281, H6282 [17SE]
Discovery Communications, Inc.: tribute to Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge finalists, E1760
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (H.R. 3130), H4369, H4373, H4375 [9JY]
EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (H.R. 64), H1704 [30AP]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (H. Con. Res. 476), H6912
Fleischer, Jennifer: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E351
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E351
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 497), H5414 [24JY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3686 [19JN]
———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), Senate amendment, H8065 [12NO]
Novak, Krystina: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E351
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3185, H3189 [5JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H405 [13FE]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), H206, H210 [7FE]
———computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), Senate amendment, H8067, H8071, H8072 [12NO]
Science: research programs funding, H1067
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7852
Walker, Jessica: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E351
World Cup: tribute to U.S. men's soccer team (H. Res. 445), H4025 [26JN]
Reports filed
Cyber Security Research and Development Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3394) (H. Rept. 107-355), H110 [4FE]
Energy Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3929) (H. Rept. 107-475), H2660 [20MY]
Enterprise Integration Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2733) (H. Rept. 107-520), H3774 [20JN]
National Construction Safety Team Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4687) (H. Rept. 107-530), H3927 [25JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 107-369), H1288 [15AP]
Networking and Information Technology Research Advancement Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3400) (H. Rept. 107-511), H3667 [18JN]
NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4664) (H. Rept. 107-488), H3159 [4JN]
Regional Plant Genome and Gene Expression Research and Development Centers Establishment: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2051) (H. Rept. 107-422), H1768 [30AP]
Technology Talent Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3130) (H. Rept. 107-505), H3513 [12JN]
Tropical Cyclone Inland Forecasting Improvement and Warning System Development Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2486) (H. Rept. 107-495), H3228 [5JN]
Statements
Tribute to William Wolber: Fred Carville, E1127
Tributes
Browne, John, E438
Casadei, Mary Anne, E609
Gekas, Representative, H8878 [14NO]
Low, Juliette Gordon, E351
Sessler, Richard P., E1254
Wolber, William, E1127