DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4426 [9JY], H4452 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4070 [26JN]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1792 [1MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H1769 [30AP]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1620 [24AP]
Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (see H.R. 4481), H3161 [4JN]
———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]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 3898), H780 [7MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H5195 [23JY]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1091 [20MR]
Civil War: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 125), H9024 [14NO]
Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 4639), H6085 [5SE]
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), H1533 [23AP]
Congress: affirming commitment to preserving U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of its border (see H. Con. Res. 220), H6778 [26SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H4498 [10JY]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H3453 [11JN]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H5087 [22JY]
———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), H651 [28FE]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 2144), H785 [11MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H1283 [11AP]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H1155 [9AP]
———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1484 [18AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6061 [4SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1484 [18AP]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H8733 [13NO]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H1284 [11AP]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3601 [17JN]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H1289 [15AP]
Federal Power Act: prohibit round trip sales of electric power (see H.R. 4826), H2944 [22MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H4931 [18JY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H5452 [24JY]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H4350 [8JY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
———Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H655 [4MR]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1484 [18AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2511 [15MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H3453 [11JN]
———coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3913), H780 [7MR]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H36 [23JA]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H8733 [13NO]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6129 [9SE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1484 [18AP]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H9025 [14NO]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H6060 [4SE]
———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), H79 [24JA]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4424 [9JY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H4350 [8JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H4069 [26JN]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H932 [14MR]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H36 [23JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2735 [21MY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
National security: improve port and maritime security (see H.R. 3983), H1156 [9AP]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H6129 [9SE]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3601 [17JN]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2019 [1MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Postage and stamps: moratorium on postage rate increases for nonprofit organizations and certain other mailers (see H.J. Res. 98), H3601 [17JN]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1533 [23AP]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H6777 [26SE]
Public welfare programs: temporarily extend waivers granted to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5757), H9024 [14NO]
Securities Exchange Act: prohibit the fraudulent recording of revenue from round trip sales of electric power (see H.R. 4827), H2944 [22MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 5169), H5086 [22JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2511 [15MY]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H367 [13FE]
———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H367 [13FE]
Taxation: 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), H1154 [9AP]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H284 [12FE]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H3928 [25JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H737 [6MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H6060 [4SE]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H6374 [18SE]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 5105), H6559 [24SE]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H8732 [13NO]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6559 [24SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7172 [7OC]
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 (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H6777 [26SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H1201 [10AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H832 [12MR]
———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 5428), H6473 [23SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H5996 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish the Office of Health Care Competition to administer the National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 5435), H6558 [24SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy to represent consumers of electricity and natural gas in proceedings before the FERC (see H.R. 3952), H906 [13MR]
Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 4601), H1673 [25AP]
Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 5434), H6558 [24SE]
FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon (see H.R. 5436), H6558 [24SE]
Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 5437), H6558 [24SE]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H1484 [18AP]
Pharmaceuticals: require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H4324 [27JN]
Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1088 [20MR]
Remarks
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5840 [26JY]
Amtrak: funding, H3819 [21JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2967 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7227 [8OC], H7741 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6076 [5SE], H6150 [10SE], H6351 [18SE], H6688 [25SE]
Army: terminate the Crusader artillery system program, E866
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4442, H4444, H4452, H4469 [10JY]
———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 472), H4436 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4436, H4442, H4444, H4452, H4469 [10JY]
———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4452 [10JY]
———restrictions on Airport Improvement Program grants, H3733 [20JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H111 [5FE]
Business and industry: corporate ethics, H4030 [26JN]
———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), H4337 [8JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4500 [11JY], H4770 [17JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5459 [25JY]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4357, H4359, H4398 [9JY], H4432 [10JY], H4500 [11JY]
Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians: anniversary, E612
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), E866
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), consideration (H. Res. 415), H2253 [9MY]
———F-22 fighter funding, E927
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4116 [27JN]
———terminate the Comanche helicopter program, E877
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5840 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), consideration (H. Res. 502), H5625 [25JY]
Dept. of Transportation: use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3738 [20JN]
Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H3819 [21JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1414 [18AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3932 [26JN]
Eximbank: ban assistance for projects involving privatization of government-held industry or sector that are not implemented in a transparent manner, H1792 [1MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1792 [1MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3177 [5JN]
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H3661, H3663, H3664, H3665, H3666 [18JN]
Fort Greely, AK: missile silo construction funding, H4116 [27JN]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), consideration (H. Res. 553), H6708 [26SE]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H5961 [26JY]
Iraq: U.S. policy relative to congressional war powers, H1077 [20MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2084 [2MY]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2067 [2MY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (H.R. 5427), H7149 [7OC]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3659 [18JN], H3674, H3702 [19JN]
National security: improve port and maritime security (H.R. 3983), E992
———national missile defense system, H4116 [27JN]
———potential offensive use of nuclear weapons, H1077 [20MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H5844 [26JY]
Pitt, Harvey L.: status as chairman of the SEC, H4523 [11JY], H4657 [15JY], H4677 [16JY], H4918 [18JY], H5459 [25JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H441 [13FE]
———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to House candidates, H441 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2967 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: impact of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program reauthorization on Oregon, E1038
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), E1038
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), H144 [6FE]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (H.R. 5083), H7150 [7OC]
Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (H.R. 5169), H7023 [7OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H111 [5FE], H658 [5MR], H689 [6MR], H909 [14MR]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on tax limitations (H.J. Res. 96), H3484 [12JN]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1414 [18AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3206 [5JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3242 [6JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, H2640 [20MY], H2663 [21MY], H3726 [20JN]
———rates, H144 [6FE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8761 [14NO]
Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (H.R. 5335), H7142 [7OC]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3738 [20JN]
———provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (H. Res. 447), H3733 [20JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H3661, H3663, H3664, H3665 [18JN]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H8761 [14NO]
Votes: position on missed, E1362
War Powers Resolution: compliance, E960
Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR: designate (H.R. 2672), H7152 [7OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5314 [23JY]
Special order: granted, H1085 [20MR], H2659 [20MY], H2732 [21MY], H3157 [4JN], H3227 [5JN], H3719 [19JN], H3822 [21JN], H3857 [24JN], H3926 [25JN], H4065 [26JN], H4348 [8JY], H4422 [9JY], H4495 [10JY], H4550 [11JY], H4572 [12JY], H4601 [15JY], H4762 [16JY], H4870 [17JY], H4929 [18JY], H5084 [22JY], H5315 [23JY], H6040 [4SE], H6083 [5SE], H6125 [9SE], H6160 [10SE], H6226 [11SE], H6249 [12SE], H6301 [17SE], H6371 [18SE], H6416 [19SE], H6556 [24SE], H6691 [25SE], H6923 [1OC], H6981 [2OC], H7016 [3OC], H7169 [7OC], H7301 [8OC], H7735 [9OC], H7891 [10OC], H8019 [16OC]