HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 552), H6702 [26SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H640 [28FE]
———H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, H641 [28FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: appropriate State and tribal shares (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3927 [25JN]
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4350 [8JY]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7738 [9OC]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3825 [21JN]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6777 [26SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H3826 [21JN]
———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H7172 [7OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1154 [9AP]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3292 [6JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]
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]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]
Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 4593), H1673 [25AP]
———increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H1673 [25AP]
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: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
———promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
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), H3562 [13JN]
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]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H5791 [25JY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H6060 [4SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H3721 [19JN]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6061 [4SE]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6304 [17SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1155 [9AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8045 [28OC]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H634 [27FE]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3514 [12JN]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6304 [17SE]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H6776 [26SE]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1770 [30AP]
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), H2472 [14MY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H2235 [8MY]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H562 [26FE]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H6983 [2OC]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H6419 [19SE]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H781 [7MR]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6778 [26SE]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 4681), H2235 [8MY]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]
Government regulations: establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (see H.R. 3066), H1284 [11AP]
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), H8023 [16OC]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H2945 [22MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1620 [24AP]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H2165 [7MY]
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]
House Rules: amend to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure which would result in a budget deficit (see H. Res. 397), H1674 [25AP]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3161 [4JN]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1201 [10AP]
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), H2101 [2MY]
James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5586), H7737 [9OC] (see H.R. 5707), H8545 [12NO]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H6060 [4SE]
Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 318), H367 [13FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H4553 [11JY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1003 [19MR]
———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H284 [12FE]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H781 [7MR]
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6129 [9SE]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H3668 [18JN]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2100 [2MY]
———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), H6417 [19SE]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2235 [8MY]
———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), H6060 [4SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2235 [8MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3721 [19JN]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H105 [29JA]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3825 [21JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H2945 [22MY]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H1769 [30AP]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H79 [24JA]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1688 [29AP]
National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H3292 [6JN]
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), H1283 [11AP]
———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H1154 [9AP]
National Kids Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 423), H3825 [21JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H201 [6FE]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H3292 [6JN]
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]
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), H8023 [16OC]
Rev. Leon Sullivan Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3739), H365 [13FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H8733 [13NO]
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 5175), H5791 [25JY] (see H.R. 5280), H6061 [4SE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 5183), H5194 [23JY]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 5541), H7304 [8OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H6060 [4SE]
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), H5195 [23JY]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6059 [4SE]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Tariff: 11-aminoundecanoic acid (see H.R. 4273), H1334 [16AP]
Taxation: clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H3161 [4JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3721 [19JN]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H3825 [21JN]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3687), H524 [14FE]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6983 [2OC]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H1155 [9AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7738 [9OC]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2661 [20MY]
———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), H2472 [14MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2472 [14MY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
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), H3038 [23MY]
William V. Cibotti Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 3740), H365 [13FE]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H4326 [27JN]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3229 [5JN]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1338 [16AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6776 [26SE]
Tariff: p-aminoazobenzene 4 sulfonic acid (see H.R. 4319), H1335 [16AP]
———p-aminoazobenzene 4 sulfonic acid, monosodium salt (see H.R. 4318), H1335 [16AP]
———Sella fast brown DS (see H.R. 4578), H1619 [24AP]
———Sella fast brown OM (see H.R. 4577), H1619 [24AP]
———3-[(4 amino-3-methoxyphenyl) azo]-benzene sulfonic acid (see H.R. 4313), H1335 [16AP]
———3-[(4 amino-3-methoxyphenyl) azo]-benzene sulfonic acid, monosodium salt (see H.R. 4320), H1335 [16AP]
———2,5 bis [(1,3 dioxobutyl) amino] benzene sulfonic acid (see H.R. 4317), H1335 [16AP]
———2 amino 5 sulfobenzoic acid (see H.R. 4316), H1335 [16AP]
———2 amino 6 nitro phenol 4 sulfonic acid (see H.R. 4315), H1335 [16AP]
———2-methyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid (see H.R. 4314), H1335 [16AP]
Proposals
Consideration of H.R. 5348, Family Farmers and Family Fisherman Protection Act, H6850 [1OC], H6958 [2OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2034 [2MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1187
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize (S. 1206), H532 [26FE]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3029
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7334 [9OC]
Aviation: impact of Executive order allowing privatization of certain air traffic controller functions, H3459 [12JN]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H6699 [26SE]
———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5472), H6849, H6850 [1OC]
———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H1187
———protect family farmers and family fishermen (H.R. 5348), consideration, H6958 [2OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 552), H6699 [26SE]
Dept. of Transportation: use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3745 [20JN]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 4125), H6854 [1OC]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4273 [27JN]
———treatment of certain counties relative to reimbursement rates, H3029
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 390), E779
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), consideration (H. Res. 463), H4123 [27JN]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3745 [20JN]
Young, C. Clifton: tribute (H. Res. 417), H6855 [1OC]