KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Tribute to Ad Hoc Committee for Irish Affairs: John E. McInerney, Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Inc., E1932 [17OC]

———Ned McKinley, Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Inc., E1933 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H634 [27FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H2235 [8MY]

Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3161 [4JN]

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]

Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H834 [12MR]

Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H4606 [15JY]

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]

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6061 [4SE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H2100 [2MY]

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), H2019 [1MY]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H1338 [16AP]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]

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), H2608 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]

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), H4605 [15JY]

———increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H365 [13FE]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 3796), H561 [26FE]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1410 [17AP]

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]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 5523), H6982 [2OC]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H36 [23JA]

———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), H4069 [26JN]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H8035 [21OC]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]

———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 employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1087 [20MR]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H283 [12FE]

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]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 3968), H1003 [19MR]

Gilman, Representative: tribute for efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]

Health: provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2101 [2MY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H105 [29JA]

Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6420 [19SE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H141 [5FE]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]

John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H688 [5MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H524 [14FE]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1201 [10AP]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H1284 [11AP]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2945 [22MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2470 [14MY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H634 [27FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H1284 [11AP]

Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]

New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H6983 [2OC]

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: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1091 [20MR]

———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see H.R. 4606), H3297 [10JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see H.R. 3762), H523 [14FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3229 [5JN]

———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]

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), H6983 [2OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4325 [27JN]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 3496), H3721 [19JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H1338 [16AP]

———treatment of monthly survivor benefits and lump sum death benefits relative to receipt of compensation by victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5330), H6130 [9SE]

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), H1156 [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), H2019 [1MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H907 [13MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H562 [26FE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3859 [24JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H781 [7MR]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3687), H367 [13FE]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H3825 [21JN]

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H6251 [12SE]

Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H367 [13FE]

———provide satisfaction of judgements from frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 4647), H2099 [2MY]

Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]

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), H655 [4MR]

U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]

U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (see H. Res. 513), H5997 [26JY]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H285 [12FE]

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]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (see H. Con. Res. 301), H907 [13MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H4069 [26JN]

Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5138), H4766 [16JY]

Crime: eliminate backlog in performing DNA analyses of samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 5592), H7738 [9OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4005), H1002 [19MR]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 4332), H1335 [16AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]

Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 5006), H3859 [24JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]

U.S. Boxing Administration: establish (see H.R. 5006), H3859 [24JN]

Lists

Garden City, NY, High School girls' lacrosse team, E1325 [24JY]

Remarks

Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (H.R. 4006), H2118 [7MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7201 [8OC]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (H.J. Res. 6), H7128 [7OC]

Coins: specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (H.R. 4903), H5019, H5020 [22JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 5138), H5021, H5023, H5026 [22JY]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H4489 [10JY]

Garden City, NY: tribute to Garden City High School girls' lacrosse team, E1324 [24JY]

Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (H.R. 5336), H6096 [9SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1670 [26SE]

Tributes

Crowley, Katherine, E1844 [11OC]

Mazza, Kathy, E1883 [17OC]

Ulrich, Justin, E2079 [15NO]

Winuk, Glenn J., E1438 [29JY]