HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)
Addresses
National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance: Condoleezza Rice, Executive Office of the President, E563
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H4425 [9JY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H524 [14FE]
Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H4069 [26JN]
Armed Forces: provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H6374 [18SE]
Aviation: expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3505), H142 [5FE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H5997 [26JY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4767 [16JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 85), H833 [12MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H1674 [25AP]
———increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H1673 [25AP]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1688 [29AP]
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), H6304 [17SE]
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]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H6559 [24SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H5454 [24JY]
———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), H1339 [16AP]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
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), H8546 [12NO]
———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6926 [1OC]
———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (see H.R. 5424), H6418 [19SE]
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), H6304 [17SE]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN] (see H.R. 5710), H8545 [12NO]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2100 [2MY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H4931 [18JY]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H1003 [19MR]
———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), H3668 [18JN]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H4351 [8JY]
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), H1410 [17AP]
FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H37 [23JA]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H2235 [8MY]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H3160 [4JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H4425 [9JY]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H6251 [12SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6251 [12SE]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1674 [25AP]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H6560 [24SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H5195 [23JY]
Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H6229 [11SE]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H105 [29JA]
Information services: strengthen Federal Government information security (see H.R. 3844), H2472 [14MY]
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), H3230 [5JN]
———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), H8733 [13NO]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1770 [30AP]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H833 [12MR]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H105 [29JA]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H6171 [10SE]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4350 [8JY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H4766 [16JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H201 [6FE]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H688 [5MR]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H3928 [25JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2472 [14MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4425 [9JY]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2100 [2MY]
National security: establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security (see H.R. 4629), H2608 [16MY]
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
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), H3669 [18JN]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H6777 [26SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H8546 [12NO]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3825 [21JN]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H937 [18MR]
SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3230), H142 [5FE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5791 [25JY]
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), H781 [7MR]
———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), H4606 [15JY]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H367 [13FE]
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), H1156 [9AP]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
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), H8546 [12NO]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H2662 [20MY]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H833 [12MR]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H9025 [14NO]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H7018 [3OC]
———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H8041 [24OC]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H8023 [16OC]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H285 [12FE]
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), H5087 [22JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H110 [4FE]
———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H937 [18MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1769 [30AP]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H8733 [13NO]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H366 [13FE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6420 [19SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H37 [23JA]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H6060 [4SE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6171 [10SE]
Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H141 [5FE]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Castellano, John: relief (see H.R. 5377), H6250 [12SE]
Tariff: bags for toys (see H.R. 4183), H1282 [11AP]
———cases for children's products (see H.R. 4186), H1282 [11AP]
———cases for toys (see H.R. 4182), H1282 [11AP]
———children's products (see H.R. 4184, 4185), H1282 [11AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5368
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5979 [26JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3014 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7312, H7727
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2359 [9MY]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4814
Budget: allocation of funds, H145 [6FE]
———deficit, H145 [6FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1024 [20MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), consideration (H. Res. 388), H1347 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2351, H2359 [9MY]
———PAC-3 missiles and Israeli Arrow Ballistic Missile System programs funding through reductions in Missile Defense Agency funding, H2351 [9MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5794, H5858, H5860 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), consideration (H. Res. 502), H5627 [25JY]
———establish (H.R. 5710), consideration (H. Res. 600), H8593 [13NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), motion to instruct conferees, H1993 [1MY]
———statutorily institute and clarify the organizational structure of the Violence Against Women Office, H1993 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4814
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1421 [18AP]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1248
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, E213
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H982
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E211
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), E1682
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H582 [27FE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5418, H5432, H5443 [24JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), conference report, H8817 [14NO]
Israel: independence anniversary, E563
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4290
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4174 [27JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish, H5432 [24JY]
National security: improve port and maritime security (H.R. 3983), H3119
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities, H5443 [24JY], H5858, H5860 [26JY]
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), H3937, H3941, H3943, H3946 [26JN]
———require the President to prescribe procedures which determine whether, how, and to what extent, information provided by whistleblowers should be disseminated, H3946 [26JN]
Office of Homeland Security: codify and strengthen, H5794 [26JY]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1248
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H353
Public welfare programs: abstinence education funding, H2552
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2552
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3014 [23MY]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1421 [18AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6206
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2848 [22MY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H5979 [26JY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5979 [26JY]
Votes: position on missed, H1710 [30AP], H2499 [15MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2659 [20MY], H4601 [15JY]
Tributes
Armstrong, Jim, E22
Brigham, Bob, E1567
Cawdrey, Ron, E467
Dombrowski, Valerie, E2091
Greene, Larry, E1577
Hardison, Dee, E469
Maleman, Geoff, E1138
Musella, Richard, E1826
Sullivan, Kevin, E1592