LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4775, supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks, H3472 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H8023 [16OC]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H2101 [2MY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H651 [28FE]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H1156 [9AP]
Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H655 [4MR]
———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]
Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3775 [20JN]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1410 [17AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H8023 [16OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H104 [29JA]
———encourage the prevention of teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 393), H2165 [7MY]
———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4350 [8JY]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 5294), H6061 [4SE]
Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H1283 [11AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
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), H3453 [11JN]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in investigations or defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 4098), H4872 [17JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H7895 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H3161 [4JN]
———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 Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1283 [11AP]
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), H4324 [27JN]
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), H1620 [24AP]
Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 5523), H6982 [2OC]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 458), H5997 [26JY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H141 [5FE]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H1155 [9AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H2735 [21MY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H6172 [10SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H7895 [10OC]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H7738 [9OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H1410 [17AP]
———safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 1825), H227 [7FE]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H8024 [16OC]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1675 [25AP]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H6417 [19SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2735 [21MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H2735 [21MY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2735 [21MY]
Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 496), H6983 [2OC]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H2662 [20MY]
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), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1483 [18AP]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H3297 [10JN]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1155 [9AP]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Society, Inc.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 458), H5997 [26JY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6559 [24SE]
Medicare: coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H1284 [11AP]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H36 [23JA]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3188), H562 [26FE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H1484 [18AP]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2624), H1410 [17AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4326 [27JN]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1675 [25AP]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H524 [14FE]
New York: recognize effects of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and express the commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild (see H. Res. 338), H104 [29JA]
New York, NY: compensate public schools for operating and education-related expenses, including mental health and counseling services, resulting from terrorist attack (see H.R. 4663), H2735 [21MY]
———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), H5087 [22JY]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H2735 [21MY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 111), H78 [24JA]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
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), H3669 [18JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H1533 [23AP]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H2235 [8MY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H1769 [30AP]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H2735 [21MY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8546 [12NO]
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), H3454 [11JN]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H687 [5MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1283 [11AP]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities and allow nonrecognition of gain on sales of real property if the proceeds are invested in renewal and similar community businesses (see H.R. 5566), H7171 [7OC]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H7895 [10OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H9036 [19NO]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]
———treatment of Community Development Block Grant funds relative to recovery of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5704), H8733 [13NO]
———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5624), H9025 [14NO]
———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H9036 [19NO]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3298), H737 [6MR]
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), H524 [14FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H5996 [26JY]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H780 [7MR]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H6061 [4SE]
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: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H3230 [5JN]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see H.R. 4602), H1673 [25AP]
———increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 4114), H1153 [9AP]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 4976), H3774 [20JN]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3913), H780 [7MR]
Medical Education Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4856), H3159 [4JN]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H937 [18MR]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H2511 [15MY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5371
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5844
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6767
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2908 [22MY], H3009 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7433 [9OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2363
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1601
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4815
Children and youth: recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), E43
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), H1367
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2363
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5844
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4815
Education: funding, H6767
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E403
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H3009 [23MY]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2061 [2MY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4287 [27JN]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), E587
PLO: allocation of foreign aid, H3009 [23MY]
Teich, Jack: Friars Foundation Lifetime Achievement Applause Award recipient, E1082
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1694
Votes: position on missed, E1314
Tributes
Petrone, Richard W., E820
Schwartz, Jodi J., E276
Shalvi, Alice, E277