HOEFFEL, JOSEPH M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2165 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4767 [16JY], H4818 [17JY]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2769 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H2608 [16MY]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H4766 [16JY]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2356 [9MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6085 [5SE]
Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H141 [5FE]
Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see H.R. 5056), H5791 [25JY]
Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 5502), H8023 [16OC]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H2163 [7MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1484 [18AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6130 [9SE]
———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H937 [18MR]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H907 [13MR]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H201 [6FE]
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), H6085 [5SE]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5998 [26JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2018 [1MY]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
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 HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6060 [4SE]
———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), H1154 [9AP]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2946 [22MY]
Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2356 [9MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H4553 [11JY]
———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: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6061 [4SE]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1688 [29AP]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H2662 [20MY]
———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H5997 [26JY]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H7929 [15OC]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H2511 [15MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1484 [18AP]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H141 [5FE]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3928 [25JN]
Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H3160 [4JN]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H3860 [24JN]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H2608 [16MY]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3775 [20JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H8023 [16OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2164 [7MY]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H834 [12MR]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H7303 [8OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1338 [16AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H6419 [19SE]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H7738 [9OC]
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]
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]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4681), H2235 [8MY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6927 [1OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3563 [13JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H780 [7MR]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H8023 [16OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4767 [16JY]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1674 [25AP]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H6060 [4SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]
Health care professionals: help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H1283 [11AP]
———provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2356 [9MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Herbert Arlene Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3738), H365 [13FE]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H6983 [2OC]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H2356 [9MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H2608 [16MY]
Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H8035 [21OC]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5586), H7737 [9OC] (see H.R. 5707), H8545 [12NO]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
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 (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2662 [20MY]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H7929 [15OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H688 [5MR]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H907 [13MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H937 [18MR]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4498 [10JY]
Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1041), H907 [13MR]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H367 [13FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H2662 [20MY]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4498 [10JY]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5791 [25JY]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H3037 [23MY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H3230 [5JN]
———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H4766 [16JY]
———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H2735 [21MY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3161 [4JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H3229 [5JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H3928 [25JN]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H7303 [8OC]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H5997 [26JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2235 [8MY]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H833 [12MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H737 [6MR]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4498 [10JY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1533 [23AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H4069 [26JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2735 [21MY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4498 [10JY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2735 [21MY]
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), H3161 [4JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1410 [17AP]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8024 [16OC]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 299), H366 [13FE]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3514 [12JN]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
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), H3293 [6JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1201 [10AP]
Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3739), H365 [13FE]
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 5175), H5791 [25JY] (see H.R. 5280), H5995 [26JY]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1091 [20MR]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5195 [23JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H5791 [25JY]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1003 [19MR]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———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), H3825 [21JN]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H8041 [24OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H1090 [20MR]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H.R. 3917), H1675 [25AP]
———tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6374 [18SE]
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]
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), H1620 [24AP]
Taxation: clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1284 [11AP]
———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), H2608 [16MY]
———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H3161 [4JN]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H2019 [1MY]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H5996 [26JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3669 [18JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———provide for Universal Retirement Savings Accounts in lieu of the various individual retirement plans (see H.R. 4482), H6777 [26SE]
———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H105 [29JA]
———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 925), H2164 [7MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H1283 [11AP]
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), H367 [13FE]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1674 [25AP]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1284 [11AP]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H104 [29JA]
———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3953), H906 [13MR]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1674 [25AP]
Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 5367), H6228 [11SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H6251 [12SE]
William V. Cibotti Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3740), H365 [13FE]
Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood to prohibit the use in playground equipment (see H.R. 2727), H2511 [15MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1088 [20MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2913 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7198 [8OC]
Aviation: restrictions on Airport Improvement Program grants, H3729 [20JN]
Budget: deficit, H54 [24JA]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1050 [20MR]
California: prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4833
Cutler, Penelope C.: Cheltenham, PA, Democratic Committee Democrat of the Year award recipient, E632
Dept. of State: designate a coordinator for aid to Afghanistan, H2769 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4818, H4819, H4833
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H164
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), H4385, H4386 [9JY]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2769 [21MY]
Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Israel, H2215, H2217 [8MY]
Forest Service: grazing management funding, H4818, H4819 [17JY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E397
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), consideration (H. Res. 553), H6707 [26SE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2084 [2MY], H2442 [14MY]
Jenkintown, PA: anniversary of Jenkintown United Methodist Church, E1861
Jewish National Fund (organization): anniversary, E1641
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H2215, H2217 [8MY], H2442, H2443, H2444, H2445, H2446, H2447, H2448 [14MY]
Netzel, Amanda: George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipient, E302
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H389 [13FE]
Pottstown, PA: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E594
Public debt: ceiling, H2913 [22MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1050 [20MR], H2913
Taxation: rates, H54 [24JA]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1530
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (H. Res. 447), H3729 [20JN]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (H. Res. 339), H968, H970 [19MR], E44
Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (H.R. 5367), E1567
Votes: position on missed, E1215
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H535 [26FE]
Tributes
Cogan, Peter, E459
Nyman, Thomas J., E810
O'Connor, Gary, E445
Patzer, Peter, E443
Phipps, John, Sr., E77
Spector, Anne, E1029
Thomas, Robert, E450
Wagner, Earl N., E636
West, Walter, E448