HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5345 [24JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]
———H.R. 4775, supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks, H3472 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1202 [10AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]
Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see H.R. 5056), H5791 [25JY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4932 [18JY]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H1337 [16AP]
———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 325), H284 [12FE]
Capitol Police Board: promote retention of current officers and members of the Capitol Police and recruitment of new officers and members (see H.R. 5003), H3859 [24JN] (see H.R. 5018), H4068 [26JN]
Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H2163 [7MY]
Children and youth: infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H2471 [14MY]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H2100 [2MY]
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 359), H737 [6MR]
Congress: conduct a feasibility study on implementing an emergency electronic communications system to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency (see H.R. 5007), H3859 [24JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1154 [9AP]
Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Customs Service: tribute to World Trade Center offices for efforts during and in the aftermath of terrorist attack (see H. Res. 385), H1200 [10AP]
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 Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H3668 [18JN]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]
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), H4351 [8JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1769 [30AP]
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: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H2472 [14MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6560 [24SE]
———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), H3037 [23MY]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H4553 [11JY]
FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H1338 [16AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H780 [7MR]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1532 [23AP]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H5194 [23JY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend firefighter assistance programs (see H.R. 4548), H1532 [23AP]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H2101 [2MY]
———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), H6418 [19SE]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H367 [13FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H4605 [15JY]
Government: commend public servants and members of the uniformed services for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 409), H2100 [2MY]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H2735 [21MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
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]
Human rights: condemn the use of torture, and other forms of cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment in the U.S. and other countries, and express support for victims (see H. Con. Res. 431), H4069 [26JN]
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), H2165 [7MY]
Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3287), H82 [25JA]
Kazakhstan: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe commitments on democratization (see H. Con. Res. 422), H6983 [2OC]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 454), H5997 [26JY]
Medicaid: 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), H2471 [14MY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2608 [16MY]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2735 [21MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4425 [9JY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2165 [7MY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6061 [4SE]
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]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8732 [13NO]
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), H6084 [5SE]
Sakharov, Andrei D.: confer honorary citizenship posthumously (see H.J. Res. 89), H2735 [21MY]
Secret Service: tribute to New York, NY, field office for efforts during and in the aftermath of terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 384), H1200 [10AP]
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), H2472 [14MY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H7895 [10OC]
Space policy: institute a series of incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe (see H.R. 4742), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H7894 [10OC]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H3562 [13JN]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H8041 [24OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3292 [6JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3562 [13JN]
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), H781 [7MR]
———provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3694), H1202 [10AP]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H285 [12FE]
Unitas, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H6927 [1OC]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2471 [14MY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 356), H1002 [19MR]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 460), H4069 [26JN]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H3720 [19JN]
Law enforcement officers: repeal limitation on locality-based comparability adjustments affecting the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service (see H.R. 4809), H2943 [22MY]
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 383), H1200 [10AP]
Letters
Use of soft money by a political party national committee to pay off debts or obligations: Larry Noble, Center for Responsive Politics, H371 [13FE]
Lists
District of Columbia National Guard, H1517 [23AP]
Motions
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H2596 [16MY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), consideration (H. Res. 498), H5348 [24JY]
Agency for Immigration Affairs: make all employees exempt from civil service hiring and promotion procedures and eliminate certain protections in disciplinary actions, H1659, H1660, H1661 [25AP]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (H.R. 4006), H2119 [7MY]
American Red Cross: anniversary, E882
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1425
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3956 [26JN]
Appropriations: legislative process, H6398 [19SE], H6993, H6994 [3OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6757, H6760 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 112), H6993, H6994 [3OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 580), H7819, H7822 [10OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), H7961 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5223, H5226 [23JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7310 [9OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1594 [24AP]
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date of soft money ban, H403, H453 [13FE]
Boca Raton, FL: effects of anthrax contamination and related clean-up costs, H5245 [23JY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 439), H5032
Bronx, NY: require general study of post offices, H5243 [23JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1044 [20MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 356), H1713
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan (H. Con. Res. 305), H662 [5MR]
———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 (H. Con. Res. 378), H1517, H1518 [23AP]
———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 325), H241, H242 [12FE]
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3279 [6JN]
Capitol Police Board: promote retention of current officers and members of the Capitol Police and recruitment of new officers and members (H.R. 5003), H3841
———promote retention of current officers and members of the Capitol Police and recruitment of new officers and members (H.R. 5018), H4022, H4023 [26JN]
Civil liberties: prohibit abridgement of first amendment rights under campaign finance reform legislation, H414, H415, H416 [13FE]
Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (H.R. 3297), H3395
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6314
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 449), H3696 [19JN]
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 359), H768, H769 [7MR]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): funding relative to release of report on corporations avoiding U.S. income tax by reincorporating in foreign countries, H4881 [18JY]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H4912 [18JY]
Cuba: condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5291 [23JY]
———lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H5298 [23JY]
Customs Service: inspection of trash coming into Michigan from Canada, H5251 [23JY]
———require reports on repairs to U.S. flag vessels on the high seas, H5345 [24JY]
———tribute to World Trade Center offices for efforts during and in the aftermath of terrorist attack (H. Res. 385), H1500 [23AP]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 460), H4708 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), E929
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5803, H5807 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), Senate amendment, H9111, H9112 [22NO]
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8709
———rights of union employees transferring into department, H5803, H5807 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5331 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5242, H5243, H5244, H5245, H5251, H5257, H5262, H5291, H5298 [23JY], H5327, H5329, H5330, H5331, H5332, H5340, H5345 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), consideration (H. Res. 488), H4912 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), unanimous-consent agreement, H5308 [23JY]
Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4389 [9JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3524 [13JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1439 [18AP]
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3708 [19JN], E1145
———funding, H6757 [26SE]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 442), H3488 [12JN]
Federal employees: cost accounting standards for health insurance companies relative to Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H5262 [23JY]
———include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees, H4896 [18JY]
FEMA: Firefighters Grant Program funding, H5223 [23JY]
Freedmen's Bureau: preservation of records funding, H5257 [23JY]
Freedom of speech: eliminate restrictions on the rights of citizens to communicate with elected officials or the general public, H440 [13FE]
Government: prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5327 [24JY]
Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, College Park, MD: designate (H.R. 2911), H2122 [7MY]
Health: improve access to medical treatment and other forms of assistance to individuals with paralysis and other physical disabilities, E1657
Help America Vote Act: compliance deadlines, H3679, H3680 [19JN]
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 (H. Res. 559), H6941, H6942 [2OC]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1659, H1660, H1661 [25AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2062 [2MY]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3287), H6014, H6015 [4SE]
Law enforcement officers: repeal limitation on locality-based comparability adjustments affecting the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service (H.R. 4809), E889
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4894, H4896 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5121), consideration (H. Res. 489), H4881 [18JY]
Links, Inc.: anniversary of Southern Maryland Chain Chapter, E1356
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4288
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4175 [27JN]
Memorial Day: observance, E929
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (H.R. 4066), E989
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1607
Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit use of national media campaign funding for payments to Ogilvy and Mather Corp., H5340 [24JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H9114 [22NO]
Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (S. 378), H2121 [7MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4128 [27JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H5223 [23JY]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H340, H371, H376, H392, H403, H406, H407, H414, H415, H416, H426, H427, H428, H440, H449, H450, H453, H457, H462, H464 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 361), H1074
———exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H426, H427, H428 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H449, H450 [13FE]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H457 [13FE]
Postal Service: urban and rural post office renovation and repair funding, H5332 [24JY]
Presidents of the U.S.: allowances and office staff for former Presidents funding, H5329, H5330 [24JY]
Public debt: ceiling, H1322 [16AP]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2583 [16MY]
Secret Service: tribute to New York, NY, field office for efforts during and in the aftermath of terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H. Res. 384), H1497 [23AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1044 [20MR], H1322 [16AP], H1439 [18AP]
Solomon, Gerald B.H.: authorize printing of a collection of memorial tributes (H. Con. Res. 338), H664 [5MR]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1439 [18AP]
———increase unified estate tax credit, H3266 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3266 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524), H6398 [19SE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H9111, H9114 [22NO]
Teno Roncalio Post Office Building, Rock Springs, WY: designate (H.R. 3789), H665 [5MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6179 [11SE]
Tornadoes: disaster assistance to La Plata, MD, H5226 [23JY]
———tribute to recovery efforts in La Plata, MD, E1359
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H9111, H9114 [22NO]
University of Maryland: tribute to men's basketball team, H1134 [9AP]
———tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 383), H1267, H1268, H1269 [11AP]
Votes: position on missed, H4394 [9JY], E1562
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7841, H7843, H7845, H7850 [10OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H2596, H2597, H2598 [16MY], H3679, H3680 [19JN], H4389 [9JY], H6343 [18SE], H6683 [25SE], H6950 [2OC]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2596, H2597, H2598 [16MY]
Williams, Ted: tribute (H. Res. 482), H4594
World Space Week: observance, E1795
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H930 [14MR], H1147 [9AP], H1617 [24AP], H2162 [7MY], H2233 [8MY], H2732 [21MY], H3560 [13JN], H3857 [24JN], H6981 [2OC], H9018 [14NO]
Tributes
Armey, Representative, H9115 [22NO]
Arnaud, James V., E1627
Bonior, Representative, H9115 [22NO]
Crampton, Margareta, E1043
DiMario, Michael F., H9116
Ehrenberg, Christine, E850
Eichelberger, Martin, E2120
Facchina, Paul, H2144 [7MY]
Hosler, Karen, E962
Langenberg, Donald N., E407
Ludwig, Jeff, E1646
Magruder, Elizabeth Licera, E1627
Meek, Representative, H4395 [9JY]
Mohler, Edward A., E1041
Morris, Terry, H8824 [14NO]
Reeve, Christopher, E1657
Wooten, Morgan, E2119