CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
Articles and editorials
City Treats Fireman Unfairly, Due More Pay, Asserts Siegel, Eli Siegel, Baltimore Afro-American (publication), E1446
In Tough Times, a Company Finds Profits in Terror War, Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta, Jr., New York (NY) Times, H5339 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H9036 [19NO]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H688 [5MR]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6983 [2OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1769 [30AP]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H634 [27FE]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3825 [21JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3601 [17JN]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 110), H6693 [25SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4932 [18JY]
Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H2163 [7MY]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6171 [10SE]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H4350 [8JY]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H5998 [26JY]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1532 [23AP]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H4873 [17JY]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H7304 [8OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
———establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H937 [18MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 5533), H6982 [2OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H2356 [9MY]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H1155 [9AP]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H6061 [4SE]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1003 [19MR]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H37 [23JA]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H3825 [21JN]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs, and to staff such programs (see H.R. 5036), H6061 [4SE]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2100 [2MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H6777 [26SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H367 [13FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H4872 [17JY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1674 [25AP]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H3860 [24JN]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H781 [7MR]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
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), H4872 [17JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2356 [9MY]
Government: commend public servants and members of the uniformed services for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 409), H2100 [2MY]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H79 [24JA]
Government regulations: establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (see H.R. 3066), H1284 [11AP]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated (see H.R. 5633), H7894 [10OC]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H4932 [18JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H562 [26FE]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1674 [25AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1091 [20MR]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H562 [26FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of emotionally disturbed children that require special education services (see H.R. 5352), H6129 [9SE]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H6783 [30SE]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
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), H2099 [2MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H4605 [15JY]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3287), H3514 [12JN]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1338 [16AP]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3454 [11JN]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H3668 [18JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1091 [20MR]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H1533 [23AP]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H562 [26FE]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2471 [14MY]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H1201 [10AP]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 328), H738 [6MR]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1156 [9AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H1289 [15AP]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H2164 [7MY]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H5195 [23JY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H1289 [15AP]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
National Drug Control Strategy: support (see H. Res. 569), H6983 [2OC]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2100 [2MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H6129 [9SE]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H2101 [2MY]
Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H1154 [9AP]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [11AP]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3721 [19JN]
SBA: establish position of Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement (see H.R. 5314), H5996 [26JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H4350 [8JY]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3825 [21JN]
———recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 515), H5997 [26JY]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4070), H3825 [21JN]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2471 [14MY]
States: provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H1087 [20MR]
Taxation: 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), H201 [6FE]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H4873 [17JY]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H8733 [13NO]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 3893), H779 [7MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3825 [21JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Unitas, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H6418 [19SE]
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 383), H1200 [10AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1202 [10AP]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Diseases: increase awareness and improve treatment for kidney disease (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3928 [25JN]
Forewords
Right of Aesthetic Realism To Be Known—Baltimore Represents the World—Contempt Causes Insanity: Ellen Reiss, Aesthetic Realism Foundation, E1445
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6089 [9SE]
Poems
``Something Else Should Die—A Poem With Rhymes,'' Eli Siegel, E1445
``War Is Remembered,'' Eli Siegel, E1446
Press releases
Dept. of Defense Settlement With Brown and Root Services Corp.: Defense Criminal Investigative Service, H5339 [24JY]
Proclamations
Eli Siegel Day: Martin O'Malley, Mayor of Baltimore, MD, E1446
Remarks
African Americans: loss of property by landowners, H612 [27FE]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 442), H6093 [9SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7721 [9OC]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (H. Con. Res. 401), H6091 [9SE]
Black History Month: observance, H612 [27FE]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6313
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5811 [26JY]
———require employee representation in planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system, H5811 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5337, H5338 [24JY]
Diseases: support glaucoma screening, E282
———treatment and prevention of breast cancer, H2095 [2MY]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, E2075
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make educational savings incentives provisions permanent (H.R. 5203), E1510
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 602), H2095 [2MY]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3287), E1516
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (H.R. 1624), H2095 [2MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3548 [13JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6903
Minorities: increase awareness of cancer treatment, H1670 [25AP]
———increase homeownership, H3768, H3769 [20JN]
National Drug Control Strategy: support (H. Res. 569), H7039
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 415), H3768, H3769 [20JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1723), H2095 [2MY]
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, H1670 [25AP]
National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), H1722 [30AP]
National Transportation Week: observance, E850
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), E986
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4466), H3088 [4JN]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit use of national media campaign funding for payments to Ogilvy and Mather Corp., H5337, H5338 [24JY]
Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball and the Nation (H. Con. Res. 337), H6317
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6192
Unitas, Johnny: tribute (H. Res. 538), H6862
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 383), H1268 [11AP]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (H.R. 5157), H6090 [9SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6020 [4SE], E1512
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6020 [4SE], E1512
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1671 [25AP]
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H199 [6FE], H632 [27FE], H905 [13MR], H930 [14MR], H2098 [2MY], H2233 [8MY], H2467 [14MY], H2605 [16MY], H3560 [13JN], H3771 [20JN], H4065 [26JN], H6125 [9SE], H6249 [12SE], H9018 [14NO]
Tributes
Burnett, Calvin W., E849
Dawson, Carnell and family, E2075
Hayden, Carla, H2601 [16MY]
Sheffield, Crystal D., H6243 [12SE]
Siegel, Eli, E1445
Wellstone, Paul D., E2017