LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]

———S. 1214, Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act, H3131 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1338 [16AP]

Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H3161 [4JN]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1003 [19MR]

———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H3038 [23MY]

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), H1533 [23AP]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3601 [17JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H655 [4MR]

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]

Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3038 [23MY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H686 [5MR]

Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]

Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H2165 [7MY]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H2735 [21MY]

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), H3562 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6777 [26SE]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 477), H8733 [13NO]

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), H4498 [10JY]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3514 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H2101 [2MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H561 [26FE]

———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), H3161 [4JN]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H141 [5FE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6303 [17SE]

———provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H227 [7FE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3034), H3601 [17JN]

Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H6419 [19SE]

Government regulations: deem a certain memorandum of agreement issued by the EPA and the Corps of Engineers to be a final rule (see H.R. 5100), H4552 [11JY]

Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H3826 [21JN]

Health: provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2471 [14MY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2945 [22MY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H6693 [25SE]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H7172 [7OC]

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), H4767 [16JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H8057 [7NO]

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), H3230 [5JN]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]

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

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1283 [11AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H834 [12MR]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2356 [9MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2945 [22MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H3562 [13JN]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2101 [2MY]

National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 4115), H1153 [9AP]

National security: improve port and maritime security (see H.R. 3983), H937 [18MR]

New Jersey: status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5470), H6775 [26SE]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]

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

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), H6983 [2OC]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H7172 [7OC]

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), H1620 [24AP]

Tariff: artichokes prepared or preserved with vinegar or acetic acid (see H.R. 4447, 4448), H1770 [30AP]

———impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H7172 [7OC]

Taxation: repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1338 [16AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H3562 [13JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H4931 [18JY]

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), H37 [23JA]

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: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H6693 [25SE]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H3601 [17JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H201 [6FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1003 [19MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: use of Highway Trust Fund to encourage States to require law enforcement officers to impound motor vehicles of those charged with driving intoxicated (see H. Res. 511), H5997 [26JY]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H2019 [1MY]

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

Lists

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey men's soccer team, H175 [6FE]

Motions

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), H3131 [4JN]

Remarks

Cape May, NJ: reopening of Congress Hall, E957 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5648 [25JY]

———inclusion of Coast Guard, H5648 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: use of Highway Trust Fund to encourage States to require law enforcement officers to impound motor vehicles of those charged with driving intoxicated (H. Res. 511), E1418 [29JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), H3120 [4JN]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, H8809, H8811 [14NO]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), insert H.R. 3983 language in lieu, H3131 [4JN]

———improve port and maritime security (H.R. 3983), H3103, H3117, H3131 [4JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (H. Res. 407), E802 [14MY]

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey: tribute to men's soccer team, H175 [6FE]

Wetlands Institute: anniversary, E1206 [8JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H199 [6FE]

Tributes

Daughenbaugh, Donald T., E980 [6JN]

Loy, James M., E899 [24MY]

Mount, Harry D., E980 [6JN]

Palermo, Charles, E1539 [10SE]

Wolf, Janet C., E821 [16MY]