DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Articles and editorials
Analysts Discount Attack by Iraq—Counterattack Is Called Possible, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, H7722 [9OC]
Dissent Over Going to War Grows Among U.S. Government Officials, Warren P. Strobel, Jonathan S. Landay, and John Walcott, Miami (FL) Herald, H7722 [9OC]
Twelve Old Men (on Cape Cod) Say ``No'' to a Unilateral Strike, Cape Cod (MA) Times, E1861
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H6129 [9SE]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H1769 [30AP]
Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 4849), H3036 [23MY]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H688 [5MR]
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]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H284 [12FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H7172 [7OC]
Children and youth: provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H3161 [4JN]
Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 358), H737 [6MR]
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), H6983 [2OC]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H781 [7MR]
Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H1673 [25AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H8041 [24OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H2235 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
———provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (see H.R. 2806), H1003 [19MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H2235 [8MY]
Diseases: 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), H6374 [18SE]
District of Columbia: approve location of commemorative work honoring former President John Adams (see H.J. Res. 117), H7172 [7OC]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H6777 [26SE]
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 educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
FBI: reform (see H.R. 5387), H6302 [17SE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H5789 [25JY]
Financial institutions: 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), H1410 [17AP]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
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]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3454 [11JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H6777 [26SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H834 [12MR]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8733 [13NO]
Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
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), H8732 [13NO]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H6060 [4SE]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H7172 [7OC]
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), H4605 [15JY]
Joseph D. Early Post Office Building, Worcester, MA: designate (see H.R. 5333), H6059 [4SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H937 [18MR]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 5649), H8051 [31OC]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Massachusetts: tribute to Air National Guard 102d Fighter Wing for efforts relative to national security in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.J. Res. 94), H2944 [22MY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3292 [6JN]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H4350 [8JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H8023 [16OC]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3928 [25JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3161 [4JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2512 [15MY]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H8546 [12NO]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H1674 [25AP]
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), H6777 [26SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H634 [27FE]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
———recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H6927 [1OC]
Nicaragua: require that certain claims of expropriation be filed within a specified time period for purposes of the prohibition on foreign aid (see H.R. 5128), H4765 [16JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8024 [16OC]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3601 [17JN]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 47), H8051 [31OC]
Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see H.R. 4074), H1089 [20MR]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1284 [11AP]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4325 [27JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4575 [12JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8546 [12NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H79 [24JA]
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), H737 [6MR]
———apply the harbor maintenance tax to certain ports that import cargo exceeding a certain amount per year (see H.R. 4835), H3036 [23MY]
———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]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H284 [12FE]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H8545 [12NO]
Terrorism: authorize use of military tribunals in cases arising out of acts of international terrorism committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 4035), H1088 [20MR]
———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H634 [27FE]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]
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), H367 [13FE]
U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (see H. Res. 513), H5997 [26JY]
Veterans: honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H3563 [13JN]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2345), H37 [23JA]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H2735 [21MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Ted: tribute (see H. Res. 482), H4574 [12JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy (see H.R. 5221), H5790 [25JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3000, H3002 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7212 [8OC], H7722 [9OC], E1861
Child Citizenship Act: anniversary, E216
Colombia: limitation on the number of deployed U.S. military personnel, H3000, H3002 [23MY]
———support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (H. Res. 358), H712 [6MR]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H860
———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), consideration (H. Res. 367), H844, H845 [13MR]
———prohibit the sealing of records in class action settlements where the health and safety of the public are at risk, H860
Cuba: condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5246, H5271 [23JY]
———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H5246 [23JY]
———lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H5246, H5298 [23JY]
———lift trade embargo, H5246 [23JY]
———lift travel restrictions, H5246 [23JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5246, H5271, H5298 [23JY]
GAO: feasibility study on federalizing security at nuclear power plants, E32
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2072
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (H. Res. 398), H6809, H6810 [1OC], E1739
Pensions: reform, E151
Taxation: increase unified estate tax credit, H3272
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3272
Votes: position on missed, H8561 [13NO]
Statements
Tribute to Senator Kennedy: by, S1153 [26FE]
Testimonies
Pension Reform: Betty R. Moss, E151
———Karl V. Farmer, E155
Tributes
Burke, Gloria, E1176
Samples, Herman, H6810 [1OC]
Tobin, Jane P., E1843
Watkins, Representative, H6810 [1OC]
Wortzel, Arthur and Clarice, E589
Yatto, Rick, E1251