HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7304 [8OC]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
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), H1200 [10AP]
Carrier, Willis H.: tribute to anniversary of invention of modern air-conditioning (see H. Con. Res. 413), H4326 [27JN]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]
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), H2471 [14MY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (see H. Con. Res. 410), H3037 [23MY]
Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships and extend a certain judgeship (see H.R. 3619), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H2511 [15MY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 4072), H3161 [4JN]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1770 [30AP]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
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), H6692 [25SE]
Education: 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), H5998 [26JY]
Europe: recognize importance of a trans-Atlantic relationship and reaffirm the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H6777 [26SE]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4873 [17JY]
Foreign trade: address foreign private and joint public-private market access barriers that harm U.S. trade and address foreign governments which fail to cooperate with certain investigations (see H.R. 5622), H7893 [10OC]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H5998 [26JY]
Gilman, Representative: tribute for efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H105 [29JA]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4858), H3160 [4JN]
Immigration: reaffirm historic treatment of part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as temporary visitors for purposes of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 5288), H5995 [26JY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H688 [5MR]
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3928 [25JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2945 [22MY]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H688 [5MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
New York, NY: tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center and the Fresh Kills Landfill (see H. Res. 492), H4931 [18JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H4767 [16JY]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H7018 [3OC]
Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 3496), H3230 [5JN]
———improve patient safety (see H.R. 4889), H3291 [6JN]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1089 [20MR]
Tariff: provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey and Israel (see H.R. 5002), H4498 [10JY]
Taxation: apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 4810), H3293 [6JN]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1769 [30AP]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 3100), H1003 [19MR]
———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4470), H1409 [17AP]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H2471 [14MY]
———extend foreign tax credit carryforward (see H.R. 4958), H3668 [18JN]
———improve and simplify compliance with internal revenue laws (see H.R. 5095), H4552 [11JY]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H6303 [17SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 4756), H3928 [25JN]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5166), H4931 [18JY]
———treat nominally foreign corporations created through inversion transactions as domestic corporations (see H.R. 3857), H932 [14MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H4872 [17JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3825 [21JN]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1769 [30AP]
Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 5717), H8731 [13NO]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H937 [18MR]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4425 [9JY]
———membership in European Union (see H. Res. 594), H9025 [14NO]
Unemployment: extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5152), H4872 [17JY]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5587), H7895 [10OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 412), H2105 [3MY]
IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (see H.R. 3991), H1002 [19MR]
Medicare: establish a comprehensive centers for medical excellence demonstration program (see H.R. 3746), H366 [13FE]
Tariff: 12-volt batteries (see H.R. 4188), H1282 [11AP]
Taxation: accelerate marriage penalty relief and modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 4626), H2018 [1MY]
———encourage the granting of employee stock options (see H.R. 5242), H5993 [26JY]
———provide fairness in tax collection procedures (see H.R. 5548), H7018 [3OC]
———provide improved administrative efficiency and confidentiality under internal revenue laws (see H.R. 5549), H7018 [3OC]
———reform penalty and interest provisions (see H.R. 5550), H7018 [3OC]
———simplify certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to individuals and small businesses (see H.R. 5505), H6925 [1OC]
———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4047), H1088 [20MR] (see H.R. 4151), H1200 [10AP]
———treatment of bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks (see H.R. 5670), H8022 [16OC]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5063), H4350 [8JY]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5975 [26JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2959 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7210 [8OC], H7785
Canada: commend support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E379
———condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (H. Res. 412), H2127 [7MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5335 [24JY]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1234 [11AP]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports, E215
IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H5335 [24JY]
———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 3991), H1128 [9AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2083 [2MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6893 [1OC]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1234 [11AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H463 [13FE]
Taxation: accelerate marriage penalty relief and modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (H.R. 4626), H2687 [21MY], E678
———encourage the granting of employee stock options (H.R. 5242), E1418
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H1128 [9AP]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (H.R. 3100), H7132 [7OC]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6914 [1OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H496 [14FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H759 [7MR]
———simplify certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to individuals and small businesses (H.R. 5505), E1722
———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 4047), E439
———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 4151), E485
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H496 [14FE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), H4365, H4366, H4368 [9JY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5975 [26JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H496 [14FE], H759 [7MR]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 101), H5100, H5101 [23JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8543 [12NO]
Tributes
Gilman, Representative, H7139 [7OC]