KELLY, SUE W. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, H5962 [26JY]
———H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, H4847 [17JY]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5987 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H9025 [14NO]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H201 [6FE]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1154 [9AP]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]
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]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H9036 [19NO]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6230 [11SE]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2235 [8MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H737 [6MR]
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: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6693 [25SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1003 [19MR]
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), H8023 [16OC]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H1484 [18AP]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H737 [6MR]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3514 [12JN]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H907 [13MR]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H4326 [27JN]
———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), H3562 [13JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1338 [16AP]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H6778 [26SE]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H562 [26FE]
———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1009), H1154 [9AP]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1533 [23AP]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
Foreign policy: ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H1688 [29AP]
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), H5998 [26JY]
Government: commend public servants and members of the uniformed services for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 409), H2108 [6MY]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3601 [17JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H1620 [24AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H4872 [17JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H4931 [18JY]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2735 [21MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H4872 [17JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
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), H1002 [19MR]
———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 454), H9025 [14NO]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6229 [11SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H3297 [10JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]
Law enforcement: provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H634 [27FE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H932 [14MR]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H8732 [13NO]
———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3388), H1338 [16AP]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H3668 [18JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [25AP]
New York, NY: provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (see H.R. 3880), H736 [6MR]
———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]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1410 [17AP]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see H.R. 454), H7929 [15OC]
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]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former prisoners to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2878), H3161 [4JN]
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), H6560 [24SE]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
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), H2019 [1MY]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H6926 [1OC]
Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H3161 [4JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6229 [11SE]
———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4087), H1410 [17AP]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 4706), H3928 [25JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H226 [7FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H4873 [17JY]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H2101 [2MY]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE] (see H. Con. Res. 332), H524 [14FE]
Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3986), H937 [18MR]
———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]
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: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H3161 [4JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H201 [6FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H4324 [27JN]
Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4890), H3291 [6JN]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2235 [8MY]
Small business: provide incentives for investment (see H.R. 5258), H5994 [26JY]
Social Security: extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept services to other areas (see H.R. 3715), H283 [12FE]
Tariff: chemical (see H.R. 4327), H1335 [16AP]
———cuprate(3-), [2-[[[[3-[[4-[[2-[2- (ethenylsulfonyl)ethoxy]ethyl]amino]-6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazin- 2-yl]amino]-2-(hydroxy-.kappa.O)-5-sulfophenyl]azo-.kappa.N2 ]phenylmethyl]azo-.kappa.N1]-4-sulfobenzoato(5-)-.kappa.O], trisodium (see H.R. 4330), H1335 [16AP]
———1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 2-[[8-[[4-[[3-[[[2-(ethenylsulfonyl)ethyl]amino]carbonyl]phe ny]amino]-6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-1-hydroxy-3,6-d isulfo-2-naphthalenyl]azo]-, tetrasodium salt (see H.R. 4331), H1335 [16AP]
———1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3-[[2-(acetylamino)-4-[[4-[[2-[2-(ethenylsulfonyl)ethoxy]eth yl]amino]-6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]phenyl]azo]-, disodium salt (see H.R. 4328), H1335 [16AP]
———7,7'-[1.3-propanediylbis[imino(6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazine-4,2-d iyl)imino[2-[(aminocarbonyl)amino]-4,1-phenylene]azo]]bis-, sodium salt (see H.R. 4329), H1335 [16AP]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H561 [26FE]
Letters
Terrorism Risk Protection Act: Deborah B. Beck, Real Estate Board of New York, H8806 [14NO]
———Peter L. Malkin, Wein & Malkin, LLP, H8807 [14NO]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7730
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 606), H8755
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1547, H1572, H1586 [24AP]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5466 [25JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), motion to instruct conferees, H4842 [17JY]
Club 60 (organization): anniversary, E618
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 556), H6844 [1OC]
Consumers: make ownership cost limitations in New York, Ohio, and Nebraska law the minimum standard of protection for rental-purchase agreements, and establish a national standard on cash prices, H6336 [18SE]
———prohibit preemption of State laws that regulate rental-purchase agreements as a form of consumer credit, H6326 [18SE]
———prohibit shifting of liability for rental-purchase agreements for loss, damage, or destruction of property from the merchant to the consumer, H6336 [18SE]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6326, H6336 [18SE]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), H3095 [4JN]
Eximbank: prohibit assistance to companies who lay off a greater percentage of U.S. workers than those in foreign countries, H1979 [1MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1779, H1979 [1MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3178 [5JN]
Federal Bureau of Audits: establish to conduct audits of financial statements submitted by reporting issuers, H1572 [24AP]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 3717), H2797 [21MY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, H8806 [14NO]
McQuade Children's Services (organization): anniversary, E1301
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), Senate amendment, H5057 [22JY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1159 [10AP]
Small business: provide incentives for investment (H.R. 5258), E1457
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (S.J. Res. 32), H702 [6MR]
Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3986), H962 [19MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6160 [10SE]
Tributes
Gilman, Representative, H7139 [7OC]