ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1003 [19MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5200 [23JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5197 [23JY], H5445 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Air pollution: reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H6061 [4SE]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H8054 [4NO]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H8733 [13NO]
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), H2356 [9MY]
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), H1154 [9AP]
Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6303 [17SE]
———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2955), H6060 [4SE]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1154 [9AP]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1156 [9AP]
Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 412), H2105 [3MY]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6061 [4SE]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H7895 [10OC] (see H.R. 5098), H7738 [9OC]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H4498 [10JY]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7172 [7OC]
Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H2607 [16MY]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H6061 [4SE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5138), H4766 [16JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see H.R. 4896), H3291 [6JN]
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), H3161 [4JN]
———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]
———require purchases of firearms, ammunition, and explosives be made in person and keep records on the means of purchase (see H.R. 4101), H1153 [9AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H2946 [22MY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1283 [11AP]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H3292 [6JN]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1769 [30AP]
Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 5523), H6982 [2OC]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H7894 [10OC]
Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H6061 [4SE]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4873 [17JY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3038 [23MY]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
———recognize importance of a trans-Atlantic relationship and reaffirm the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H8546 [12NO]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H4498 [10JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H907 [13MR]
———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), H3161 [4JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H4425 [9JY]
———improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H142 [5FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H7895 [10OC]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: improve the setting of accounting standards (see H.R. 3970), H931 [14MR]
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: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 4003), H1156 [9AP]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H2662 [20MY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H1091 [20MR]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H367 [13FE]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H737 [6MR]
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: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H4605 [15JY]
Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H1202 [10AP]
Gilman, Representative: tribute for efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6927 [1OC]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2019 [1MY]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2735 [21MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H142 [5FE]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2735 [21MY]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H4872 [17JY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3454 [11JN]
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4841), H3036 [23MY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H524 [14FE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), 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), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6061 [4SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1483 [18AP]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H688 [5MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1410 [17AP]
Law enforcement: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H8051 [31OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H932 [14MR]
———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H284 [12FE]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Mederos, Eriberto: posthumously revoke naturalization (see H.R. 5737), H9023 [14NO]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H4498 [10JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H4498 [10JY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H231 [8FE]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2101 [2MY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H230 [8FE]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H6251 [12SE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1533 [23AP]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H2472 [14MY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H201 [6FE]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4326 [27JN]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1156 [9AP]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H8023 [16OC]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H907 [13MR]
NATO: affirm importance, support continued U.S. participation, and ensure that enlargement proceeds in a manner consistent with U.S. interests (see H. Res. 468), H6560 [24SE]
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: recognize effects of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and express the commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild (see H. Res. 338), H104 [29JA]
New York, NY: compensate public schools for operating and education-related expenses, including mental health and counseling services, resulting from terrorist attack (see H.R. 4663), H2105 [3MY]
———foster economic development through involvement of small businesses in procurements relative to the improvement and reconstruction of the area damaged by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4960), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H736 [6MR]
———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]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H562 [26FE]
Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3354), H105 [29JA]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H1154 [9AP]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H4605 [15JY]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H2662 [20MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H8546 [12NO]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H3859 [24JN]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H524 [14FE]
Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]
Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H1202 [10AP]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H6983 [2OC]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4767 [16JY]
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), H4069 [26JN]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H562 [26FE]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H1482 [18AP]
Taxation: encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H3721 [19JN]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities and allow nonrecognition of gain on sales of real property if the proceeds are invested in renewal and similar community businesses (see H.R. 5566), H7171 [7OC]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4931 [18JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2472 [14MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H6559 [24SE]
———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5624), H7893 [10OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H7303 [8OC]
———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6926 [1OC]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H524 [14FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H7019 [3OC]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1484 [18AP]
U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (see H. Res. 513), H5997 [26JY]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
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]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7304 [8OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see H.R. 4602), H6229 [11SE]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H7738 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3514 [12JN]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]
Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 4698), H2355 [9MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 4503), H1482 [18AP]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H833 [12MR]
PLO: restrict travel in the U.S. by diplomatic representatives (see H.R. 3743), H366 [13FE]
Letters
Foreign aid certification for Yugoslavia relative to human rights and democratic reforms: Richard Lukaj, National Albanian American Council, E381
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7215 [8OC]
Congress: convene special joint meeting in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 448), H5612 [25JY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 5138), H5024 [22JY]
FCC: enforcement authority over telephone companies that violate telecommunications laws, H599 [27FE]
FDA: labeling requirements to certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, E1205
Freedom of speech: eliminate restrictions on the rights of citizens to communicate with elected officials or the general public, H439 [13FE]
Gaines, Mary A.: Mercy College Carter G. Woodson Award recipient, E531
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H577, H599 [27FE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5446 [24JY]
International relations: enhance U.S. public diplomacy and reorganize U.S. international broadcasting (H.R. 3969), H5047
Iron and steel industry: tribute to ironworkers for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, E556
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2084 [2MY]
Lebanon: independence anniversary, E2125
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4284 [27JN]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1191 [10AP], H3700 [19JN]
———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H940 [19MR]
———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority, H5446 [24JY]
National Day of Silence: observance, E484
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 (H.R. 3880), H6144 [10SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H439 [13FE]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), Senate amendment, E1323
Robinson, James E., E536
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3243 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6219, H6221 [11SE]
United Kingdom: express appreciation for loyal support and leadership of Great Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair in war on terrorism and reaffirm relationship with Great Britain (H. Res. 549), H7136 [7OC]
Yugoslavia: foreign aid certification relative to human rights and democratic reforms, E381
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H930 [14MR], H1198 [10AP], H3719 [19JN]
Remarks—Special Joint Meeting of Congress
New York, NY: commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6107
Tributes
Agovino, Al, E530
Bermudez, Joseph, E2129
Brown, Larry, E535
Gilman, Representative, H7137, H7140 [7OC]
Goldstein, Lew, E2105
Hyman, Arnold S. and Sharon L. Blank, E1720
Lafayette, Reginald, E532
Langlais, Gerard, E533
Ledwith, Robert, E556
McFarlane, Gladys Brown, E1502
Mink, Patsy T., E1780
Walsh, Ed, E556
Weinblatt, Stuart, E2127