FERGUSON, MICHAEL (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, H5962 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
Armed Forces; reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H834 [12MR]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H3454 [11JN]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H1284 [11AP]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H4351 [8JY]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H524 [14FE]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]
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]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6230 [11SE]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6560 [24SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6060 [4SE]
———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 Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
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), H7738 [9OC]
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 (see H.R. 4005), H1002 [19MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8035 [21OC]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3514 [12JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H1284 [11AP]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H227 [7FE]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H561 [26FE]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H3669 [18JN]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H3292 [6JN]
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), H2100 [2MY]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H141 [5FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3034), H3601 [17JN]
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H6130 [9SE]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 4691), H3860 [24JN]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H5998 [26JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8733 [13NO]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H781 [7MR]
———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), H6374 [18SE]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 4811), H4069 [26JN]
Medicare: repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H8023 [16OC]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H5998 [26JY]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H3454 [11JN]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H142 [5FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5453 [24JY]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1770 [30AP]
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), H3037 [23MY]
New Jersey: status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5470), H6775 [26SE]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H105 [29JA]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
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), H3562 [13JN]
Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H651 [28FE]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Surface Transportation Board: direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail passenger operations in emergency situations (see H.R. 5020), H4068 [26JN]
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), H3562 [13JN]
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), H5195 [23JY]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1202 [10AP]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6061 [4SE]
———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4087), H1410 [17AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 5742), H9023 [14NO]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H738 [6MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Citizenship: permit aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence whose spouse died as a result of terrorist attacks to apply for naturalization under the conditions that would have applied prior to such death (see H.R. 3984), H937 [18MR]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H2734 [21MY]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H6417 [19SE]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H937 [18MR]
Tariff: bromine-containing compounds (see H.R. 4232), H1333 [16AP]
———filter blue green photo dye (see H.R. 4233), H1333 [16AP]
———fluoride compound (see H.R. 4234), H1333 [16AP]
Essays
Contributions of Irish-Americans to the Development of the U.S.: Michael A. Pecora, H927 [14MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7298 [8OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1601
Blum, Theodore: National 4-H Hall of Fame nominee, E236
Bound Brook, NJ: anniversary of Little League baseball, E551
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1552 [24AP]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5470 [25JY]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1552 [24AP]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), H4387
Eximbank: prohibit assistance to companies who lay off a greater percentage of U.S. workers than those in foreign countries, H1981 [1MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1981 [1MY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, H8803 [14NO]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2059 [2MY]
Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey: tribute to Chaplaincy Committee volunteers, E743
Loyalty Day: observance, E684
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4285 [27JN]
National Nurses Week: observance, E783
Netravali, Arun N.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, E1031
Pecora, Michael A.: Morris County, NJ, St. Patrick's Day Essay Contest award recipient, H927 [14MR]
St. Patrick's Day: observance, H927 [14MR]
Votes: position on missed, H1589
Wallenberg, Raoul: circumstances of disappearance during World War II, E1373
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6226 [11SE], H7301 [8OC]
Special order: granted, H4929 [18JY]
Tributes
Boiardo, Richard A., E1816
Castronova, Tom, E1680
Positan, Wayne J., E1820