FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Prime Minister John Howard of Australia Into the House Chamber, H3456 [12JN]
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H3928 [25JN]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———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]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3038 [23MY]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3161 [4JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Aviation: require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H105 [29JA]
Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to a national emergency (see H.R. 3891), H779 [7MR]
———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H562 [26FE]
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]
Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H562 [26FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4326 [27JN]
Chen Wu Sue-jen: visit to U.S. (see H. Res. 533), H6373 [18SE]
Children and youth: increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H688 [5MR]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H37 [23JA]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H4767 [16JY]
China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6420 [19SE]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 311), H562 [26FE]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H3562 [13JN]
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), H1155 [9AP]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H105 [29JA]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H3562 [13JN]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4767 [16JY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H141 [5FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2165 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H1484 [18AP]
Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from any State that permits an individual to use a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1837), H833 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H1155 [9AP]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6560 [24SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H562 [26FE]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
Diseases: increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H738 [6MR]
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), H1201 [10AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H780 [7MR]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1674 [25AP]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H105 [29JA]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: 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), H36 [23JA]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H634 [27FE]
Financial institutions: use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (see H.R. 3068), H36 [23JA]
Firefighters: facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5017), H4326 [27JN]
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), H2164 [7MY]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see H.R. 3994), H1675 [25AP]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H105 [29JA]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5998 [26JY]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H105 [29JA]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H562 [26FE]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H651 [28FE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6778 [26SE]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H2235 [8MY]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H1155 [9AP]
Insurance: require foreign insurance companies to disclose dealings with Holocaust victims, submit requests on claims by such individuals, and prohibit business dealings with companies failing to comply with requests (see H.R. 3408), H37 [23JA]
Iran: condemn continued sponsorship of international terrorism (see H. Res. 434), H3160 [4JN]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H4605 [15JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4350 [8JY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 5649), H8021 [16OC]
———treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2512 [15MY]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H785 [11MR]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H562 [26FE]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H1284 [11AP]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H1201 [10AP]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H562 [26FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1201 [10AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H142 [5FE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H4326 [27JN]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 4748), H2606 [16MY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H1410 [17AP]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H4425 [9JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H561 [26FE]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2165 [7MY]
National security: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for homeland security and establish an Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3639), H1155 [9AP]
Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 4719), H3161 [4JN]
———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H833 [12MR]
———protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage (see H.R. 5155), H4930 [18JY]
Natrona County, WY: transfer certain public lands to the Corp. of the Presiding Bishop (see H.R. 4103), H1153 [9AP]
New Zealand: welcome Prime Minister Helen Clark upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1156 [9AP]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H562 [26FE]
Pensions: provide new protections under applicable fiduciary rules for participants and beneficiaries under 401(k) plans and provide for vesting of elective deferrals under such plans (see H.R. 3677), H634 [27FE]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4606 [15JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H7894 [10OC]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to athletes, organizing committees, Utah, and security personnel who participated in the Olympic games (see H. Res. 363), H1156 [9AP]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H285 [12FE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Small business: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H79 [24JA]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 3676), H738 [6MR]
Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H562 [26FE]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H562 [26FE]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H3161 [4JN]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H105 [29JA]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H688 [5MR]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H105 [29JA]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H367 [13FE]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H634 [27FE]
Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H561 [26FE]
Tobacco products: require warning labels on tobacco products (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H562 [26FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4425 [9JY]
———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H110 [4FE]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H1768 [30AP]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2165 [7MY]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H1201 [10AP]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2164 [7MY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
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), H688 [5MR]
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H3454 [11JN]
World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H562 [26FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Samoa: allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (see H.R. 4838), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (see H.R. 4504), H1482 [18AP]
Medicaid: provide American Samoa with treatment similar to that provided to States (see H.R. 4631), H2018 [1MY]
NOAA: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 3720), H284 [12FE]
Taxation: repeal the automatic treatment of amounts paid for services performed in Federal employment by residents of American Samoa (see H.R. 3790), H561 [26FE]
Letters
American Samoa funding: David B. Cohen, Dept. of the Interior, H4857 [17JY]
Remarks
Afghanistan: develop a strategy for meeting security needs to allow safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, H2755 [21MY]
Alaska: resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (H.R. 3048), H4998 [22JY]
American Samoa: ability of U.S. nationals to contribute to political campaigns, E183
———allow members of the Armed Forces to fully participate in Federal elections in American Samoa by providing that the office of Delegate shall be elected by a plurality (H.R. 4838), E921
———funding, H4856 [17JY]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5983
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7332, H7435 [9OC]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), E136
Chen Wu Sue-jen: visit to U.S. (H. Res. 533), H6486 [24SE]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6314
Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4801 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4725 [16JY], H4801, H4856 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 4005), H7056
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (H.R. 4504), E583
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3711
———increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (H.R. 5091), H6823
Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (H.R. 3258), H5002 [22JY]
Fish and fishing: effect on domestic tuna industry of duty free treatment of tuna imports from certain Andean countries, H5983
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2755 [21MY]
Forest Service: convey facilities and lands comprising the Five Mile Regional Learning Center to the Clovis, CA, Unified School District and authorize the continued use of unconveyed lands comprising the Center (H.R. 3401), H5000 [22JY]
Gila River Indian Community: provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 3985), H945, H946 [19MR]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2191 [8MY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (H. Con. Res. 405), H2744
International Organizations Immunities Act: applicability to the European Central Bank (H.R. 3656), H6485 [24SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (H. Con. Res. 213), H3414, H3417 [11JN]
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (S.J. Res. 13), H4993 [22JY]
Medicaid: provide American Samoa with treatment similar to that provided to States (H.R. 4631), E674
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6897, H6899
Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 4870), H5000 [22JY]
National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (H.R. 1712), H949, H953 [19MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3685 [19JN]
Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 2880), H3409 [11JN]
Natrona County, WY: transfer certain public lands to the Corp. of the Presiding Bishop (H.R. 4103), H3569
New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (H.R. 706), H948 [19MR]
NOAA: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program (H.R. 3720), E130
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H408
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (H.R. 3917), H5003, H5005 [22JY]
Taxation: repeal the automatic treatment of amounts paid for services performed in Federal employment by residents of American Samoa (H.R. 3790), E196
———treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (H.R. 1448), H6518 [24SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6204
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5983
University of Utah: assist in preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility for the Museum of Natural History (H.R. 3928), H953 [19MR]
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (H. Con. Res. 394), H3411, H3412 [11JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2732 [21MY], H3071 [24MY], H6923 [1OC]