FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7895 [10OC]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3860 [24JN]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6419 [19SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1202 [10AP]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H3775 [20JN]
Armed Forces: expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program (see H.R. 2332), H79 [24JA]
———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 5287), H6256 [13SE]
———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5173), H6061 [4SE]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H5998 [26JY]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H5996 [26JY]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2735 [21MY]
Armed Forces; reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H834 [12MR]
Aviation: 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]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2946 [22MY]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H1155 [9AP]
———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H524 [14FE]
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to designate salmon restoration areas and to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4948), H3601 [17JN]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 4947), H3600 [17JN]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 4949), H3601 [17JN]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
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), H1339 [16AP]
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), H3038 [23MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1620 [24AP]
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]
Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 2230), H781 [7MR]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H3038 [23MY]
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), H4872 [17JY]
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), H3826 [21JN]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2018 [1MY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H7929 [15OC]
———waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
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), H1620 [24AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H7929 [15OC]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
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), H4325 [27JN]
———prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H1003 [19MR]
———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H2235 [8MY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 4063), H1089 [20MR]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H6060 [4SE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2512 [15MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
———establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy to represent consumers of electricity and natural gas in proceedings before the FERC (see H.R. 3952), H1338 [16AP]
———implement a program which provides for dedicated commuter lanes at land points of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 4837), H3036 [23MY]
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: 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), H562 [26FE]
———allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 4036), H6060 [4SE]
———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 4514), H1483 [18AP]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H2164 [7MY]
———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H1155 [9AP]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1156 [9AP]
———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]
———increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H365 [13FE]
———oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans (see H. Con. Res. 359), H1620 [24AP]
———provide Government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries that died on or after the day of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3990), H1201 [10AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6061 [4SE]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H367 [13FE]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H36 [23JA]
———combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H1673 [25AP]
———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4350 [8JY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H8023 [16OC]
Ecke, Paul, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 471), H4350 [8JY]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H780 [7MR]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———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), H6172 [10SE]
———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs, and to staff such programs (see H.R. 5036), H9025 [14NO]
Employment: establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5208), H5452 [24JY]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]
———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H110 [4FE]
Espinosa, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 554), H9025 [14NO]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H1338 [16AP]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 448), H2357 [9MY]
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), H1156 [9AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2287), H5087 [22JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal Bureau of Audits: establish (see H.R. 3795), H561 [26FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H79 [24JA]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1284 [11AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H6778 [26SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H8733 [13NO]
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), H2356 [9MY]
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]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6230 [11SE]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2356 [9MY]
Government: prohibit from entering into contracts with companies that do not include certifications for certain financial reports (see H.R. 5635), H8042 [24OC]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2662 [20MY]
Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8546 [12NO]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2019 [1MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H937 [18MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2356 [9MY]
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), H688 [5MR]
Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H737 [6MR]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 5449), H7172 [7OC]
Homeless: provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 5454), H6692 [25SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H2662 [20MY]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858, 3661), H6085 [5SE]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H142 [5FE]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1675 [25AP]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3038 [23MY]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H3720 [19JN]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H1091 [20MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H2235 [8MY]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H780 [7MR]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H833 [12MR]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1155 [9AP]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
———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), H6418 [19SE]
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]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
———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), H6926 [1OC]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1770 [30AP]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H230 [8FE]
Medicaid: establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H1090 [20MR]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H3161 [4JN]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1155 [9AP]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H227 [7FE]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H2945 [22MY]
———coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H4766 [16JY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 328), H562 [26FE]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H3160 [4JN]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1156 [9AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H8041 [24OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H738 [6MR]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H3453 [11JN]
———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H3230 [5JN]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H6060 [4SE]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H3161 [4JN]
———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H2101 [2MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H79 [24JA]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H2101 [2MY]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H833 [12MR] (see H.R. 4939), H3561 [13JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2472 [14MY]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H8733 [13NO]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1770 [30AP]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6060 [4SE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 5669), H9025 [14NO]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H1003 [19MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H4873 [17JY]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6420 [19SE]
National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H4605 [15JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6230 [11SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
Native Americans: protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage (see H.R. 5155), H5453 [24JY]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8042 [24OC]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H834 [12MR]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend relative to transportation of nuclear waste (see H.R. 4605), H3038 [23MY]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3453 [11JN]
Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (see H.R. 3534), H2235 [8MY]
Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3354), H105 [29JA]
———prohibit knowing misrepresentations by fiduciaries of 401(k) plans which may induce participants to act contrary to their best interests and protect claims based on such misrepresentations (see H.R. 3623), H231 [8FE]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2735 [21MY]
———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]
Postage and stamps: moratorium on postage rate increases for nonprofit organizations and certain other mailers (see H.J. Res. 98), H6061 [4SE]
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 402), H3563 [13JN]
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: withdraw certain benefits from auditors that perform non-audit functions (see H.R. 3617), H781 [7MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6061 [4SE]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H8733 [13NO]
———provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6060 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]
Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 4761), H2607 [16MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1674 [25AP]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Schools: prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H1201 [10AP]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H367 [13FE]
Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1088 [20MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H3928 [25JN]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H2471 [14MY]
———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5998 [26JY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H367 [13FE]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1769 [30AP]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 4847), H3036 [23MY]
Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3616), H1155 [9AP]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1620 [24AP]
———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H142 [5FE]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H1675 [25AP]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H1675 [25AP]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H907 [13MR]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3721 [19JN]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H79 [24JA]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H1674 [25AP]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H3860 [24JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4425 [9JY]
———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), H1089 [20MR]
———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), H4765 [16JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7930 [15OC]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H687 [5MR]
Tien, Chang-Lin: tribute (see H. Res. 613), H9024 [14NO]
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]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1284 [11AP]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H1155 [9AP]
———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]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H785 [11MR]
———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H5453 [24JY]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H4932 [18JY]
———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), H6420 [19SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H562 [26FE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6085 [5SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———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), H1202 [10AP]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H1090 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5256), H5994 [26JY]
Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (see H. Res. 536), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H561 [26FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish two satellite national cemeteries for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 4806), H2943 [22MY]
———repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 3826), H650 [28FE]
Mexico: prohibit importation of electricity into the U.S., if produced in powerplants near the border, that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see H.R. 5038), H4324 [27JN]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H3453 [11JN]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7425 [9OC], H7744 [10OC]
Beal, Judy: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E904
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1572 [24AP]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 5256), E1459
Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (H. Res. 536), H6408 [19SE]
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2887 [22MY]
———expand authority to search outgoing international mail, H2887 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2887 [22MY]
D'Antuano, Michael: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Award recipient, E1567
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, H7858
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (H. Con. Res. 333), H538 [26FE], H3815 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 4514), H2616 [20MY]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), H2613 [20MY]
———establish two satellite national cemeteries for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (H.R. 4806), H3204 [5JN]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H538 [26FE]
Federal Bureau of Audits: establish to conduct audits of financial statements submitted by reporting issuers, H1572 [24AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 1841), H3312 [11JN]
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: condemn terrorist attack, E2053
———Kuvin Center for Infectious Diseases funding, E2053
History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (H. Res. 522), H6831
Horwitz, Deborah: San Diego, CA, American Jewish Committee Colonel Irving Salomon Human Relations Award recipient, E1659
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H805 [12MR]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3641 [18JN], H4289
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 406), H3312 [11JN]
Public debt: ceiling, H3813 [21JN]
Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry, H2499 [15MY]
Shur, Allen: John S. Lyons Foundation Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1564
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H3132 [4JN]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), H7123 [7OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H7858
Votes: position on missed, H666
Worku, Tadele: Hitachi Foundation Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community recipient, E387
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H557 [26FE], H648 [28FE], H2509 [15MY], H3071 [24MY], H3157 [4JN], H3227 [5JN], H3289 [6JN], H3512 [12JN], H3560 [13JN], H3597 [17JN], H3666 [18JN], H3822 [21JN], H3926 [25JN], H4065 [26JN], H4422 [9JY], H4495 [10JY], H4550 [11JY], H4572 [12JY], H4870 [17JY], H4929 [18JY], H5315 [23JY], H6083 [5SE], H6125 [9SE], H6160 [10SE], H6249 [12SE], H6301 [17SE], H6371 [18SE], H6416 [19SE], H6556 [24SE], H6691 [25SE], H6773 [26SE], H6923 [1OC], H6981 [2OC], H7016 [3OC], H7169 [7OC], H7301 [8OC], H7735 [9OC], H7891 [10OC], H9018 [14NO]
Tributes
Bennett, Marla, E2053
Cazares, Carlos, E991
Gilman, Representative, H7123 [7OC]
Kilker, Beth, H7123 [7OC]
Moore-Stump, Elizabeth, E1316