NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H297, H305, H306, H313, H320, H328 [12FE], H377, H459 [13FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, H5962 [26JY]

———H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]

———H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, H4847 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

*598 Soft Money, Hard Money, Strong Parties, Stephen Ansolabehere and James M. Snyder, Jr., Columbia Law Review (publication), E263-E269 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 3813), H634 [27FE]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7738 [9OC]

Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H5087 [22JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H8024 [16OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize construction of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Municipal Water Delivery Systems in New Mexico (see H.R. 3223), H3161 [4JN]

Business and industry: 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: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan (see H. Con. Res. 305), H142 [5FE]

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H1201 [10AP]

Clarence Miller Post Office Building, Lancaster, OH: designate (see H.R. 4755), H2607 [16MY]

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]

Delbert L. Latta Federal Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 5439), H6927 [1OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5082), H4424 [9JY]

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), H6374 [18SE]

Education: 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), H6983 [2OC]

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

Foreign trade: provide separate tariff subheadings for low-energy magnets, and articles containing magnets, and create additional notes explaining the tariff classification of such products (see H.R. 4451), H1337 [16AP]

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

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]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1283 [11AP]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1289 [15AP]

Medicare: increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1154 [9AP]

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5148), H4872 [17JY]

Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H2101 [2MY]

Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H562 [26FE]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3135), H1410 [17AP]

———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]

Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6374 [18SE]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H2471 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1283 [11AP]

———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), H1201 [10AP]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H834 [12MR]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H3037 [23MY]

———extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 3773), H1155 [9AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1484 [18AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H6060 [4SE]

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

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 5335), H6084 [5SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]

Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]

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

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1338 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 374), H1283 [11AP] (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]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 359), H737 [6MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 423), H2607 [16MY]

House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (see H. Res. 378), H1153 [9AP]

Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H104 [29JA]

Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H5790 [25JY]

Ohio: provide for additional place of holding court in the Southern District of Ohio (see H.R. 5049), H4325 [27JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 361), H1089 [20MR]

Solomon, Gerald B.H.: authorize printing of a collection of memorial tributes (see H. Con. Res. 338), H687 [5MR]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (see H. Con. Res. 508), H7894 [10OC]

Briefs

Assessing the Impact of a Ban on Soft Money—Party Soft Money Spending in the 2000 Elections: Ray La Raja and Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E261-E263 [6MR]

Conference reports

Help America Vote Act (H.R. 3295), H7247-H7268 [8OC]

Letters

Help America Vote Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H7840 [10OC]

———Angela Z. Monson and Martin R. Stephens, National Conference of State Legislatures, H7838 [10OC]

———Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems, H7841 [10OC]

———Brook Thompson, National Association of State Election Directors, H7840 [10OC]

———Dan Gwadosky, National Association of Secretaries of State, H7839 [10OC]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H7840 [10OC]

———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, H7839 [10OC]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H7839 [10OC]

———Patricia Sandusky, United Cerebral Palsy Association, H7841 [10OC]

———Paul W. Schroeder, American Foundation for the Blind, H7841 [10OC]

———R. Doug Lewis, Election Center (organization), H7839 [10OC]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H7840 [10OC]

Papers

Soft Money Spending by State Parties—Where Does It Really Go? Ray La Raja and Karen Pogoda, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E269-E273 [6MR]

Press releases

Former Presidents Ford and Carter Welcome the Agreement Reached by Congress on Election Reform Legislation: National Commission on Federal Election Reform, H7838 [10OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to Alan Monte de Ramos: by, E1816 [11OC]

Tribute to Anita Adams: by, E1581 [17SE]

Tribute to Anna Radu: by, E538 [16AP], E1072 [17JN]

Tribute to Armand W. Cosenza, Jr.: by, E1043 [13JN]

Tribute to Autumn Frontz: by, E2010 [14NO]

Tribute to Brent Laner: by, E2007 [14NO]

Tribute to Brian Gossett: by, E1675 [30SE]

Tribute to Charles Miller: by, E1772 [7OC]

Tribute to Christopher Truex: by, E1010 [12JN]

Tribute to Colleen Gereg: by, E1678 [30SE]

Tribute to Cravat Coal Co.: by, E1 [23JA]

Tribute to Daniel K. Robinson: by, E776 [10MY]

Tribute to Eddie and Betty Fellabaum: by, E2004 [14NO]

Tribute to Eric Rouse: by, E1680 [30SE]

Tribute to 5 B's, Inc.: by, E1676 [30SE]

Tribute to Frank J. Fregiato: by, E1010 [12JN]

Tribute to Frankie Lee Carnes: by, E1868 [15OC]

Tribute to Fred Abraham: by, E1713 [2OC]

Tribute to George Arnett: by, E1639 [25SE]

Tribute to Gerald Benson: by, E1640 [25SE]

Tribute to J. Harvey Goodman: by, E1680 [30SE]

Tribute to Jacob Hollingshead: by, E1549 [11SE]

Tribute to James MacDonald: by, E1877 [17OC]

Tribute to Jane Larke: by, E1884 [17OC]

Tribute to Jason D. Mitchell: by, E130 [12FE]

Tribute to John E. Platt: by, E1886 [17OC]

Tribute to John Hite: by, E1878 [17OC]

Tribute to Jonathan W. Weiss: by, E1526 [9SE]

Tribute to Joseph and Malvina DeGenova: by, E1551 [11SE]

Tribute to Justin D. Mitchell: by, E132 [12FE]

Tribute to Karl Schwenk: by, E1885 [17OC]

Tribute to Kevin and Annemarie O'Grady: by, E2001 [14NO]

Tribute to Lisbon (OH) Morning Journal: by, E1526 [9SE]

Tribute to Lucas J. Cifranic: by, E956 [5JN]

Tribute to Lucinda Martin: by, E1881 [17OC]

Tribute to Mark Dugan: by, E1527 [9SE]

Tribute to Matt and Joy Dillon: by, E1582 [17SE]

Tribute to Raymond E. Warner: by, E1580 [17SE]

Tribute to Raymond Grubbs: by, E1995 [14NO]

Tribute to Representative Cunningham: by, E1716 [2OC]

Tribute to Representative Regula: by, E1769 [7OC]

Tribute to Richard H. Finan: by, E2027 [14NO]

Tribute to Richard Scholl: by, E1012 [12JN]

Tribute to Richard School: by, E854 [20MY]

Tribute to Robert A. Krueger: by, E1718 [2OC]

Tribute to Robert and Zema Householder: by, E1579 [17SE]

Tribute to Robert Laghetto: by, E1882 [17OC]

Tribute to Ron Derewecki: by, E1880 [17OC]

Tribute to San Diego's Tribute to Heroes (organization): by, E1715 [2OC]

Tribute to Shayna L. Smith: by, E1583 [17SE]

Tribute to Tami Longaberger: by, E1774 [7OC]

Tribute to Tammy Sanderson: by, E1997 [14NO]

Tribute to Theodore J. Berardinelli: by, E1136 [24JN]

Tribute to Timothy L. Curry: by, E855 [20MY]

Tribute to Trinity Christian Academy: by, E1019 [12JN]

Tribute to William Crowe: by, E434 [21MR]

Tribute to William J. Olsavsky: by, E1769 [7OC]

Regulations

Voting System Accuracy Requirements: FEC, H7841 [10OC]

Remarks

Beidel, Bernard E.: Employee Assistance Professionals Association Member of the Year award recipient, E1818 [11OC]

Business and industry: protect corporate whistleblowers, enhance criminal penalties, extend statute of limitations, and require retention of audit review documents, H4843 [17JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), motion to instruct conferees, H4843 [17JY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 378), H1516, H1517 [23AP]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 325), H240 [12FE]

Capitol Police: unify payroll system, H4905 [18JY]

Capitol Police Board: promote retention of current officers and members of the Capitol Police and recruitment of new officers and members (H.R. 5018), H4022 [26JN]

Cirillo, Jim: Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington and Washington, DC, Convention and Tourism Corp., Hospitality Manager of the Year award recipient, E1424 [29JY]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 359), H768 [7MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 423), H2599 [16MY]

Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4388 [9JY]

Eximbank: prohibit extending loans to foreign companies that are in violation of U.S. trade laws, H3179 [5JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), E714 [3MY]

———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3179 [5JN]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 3717), H2803 [21MY]

Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2754 [21MY]

Help America Vote Act: compliance deadlines, H3678, 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 [2OC]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, H8808 [14NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4905 [18JY]

Point of order, H4904 [18JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H339, H343, H347, H385, H388, H390, H405, H407, H445, H447, H462, H463 [13FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 361), H1073 [20MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to recommit, H465 [13FE]

———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H445, H447 [13FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6204 [11SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7836, H7842, H7850 [10OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H7377 [9OC]

———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 [16MY], H3678, H3680 [19JN], H4388 [9JY], H6342, H6344 [18SE], H6683, H6685 [25SE], H6949 [2OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 508), H7854 [10OC]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2596 [16MY]

Reports filed

Help America Vote Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3295) (H. Rept. 107-730), H7302 [8OC]

Statements

Help America Vote Act: Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause (organization), H7840 [10OC]

Ney-Wynn Is the Effective Soft Money Ban: by, E261 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 378, 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, H1516 [23AP]

Tributes

Allen, John M. (Mike), E2042 [14NO]

Baughman, Jonathan R., E781 [10MY]

Buckley, Michael J., E2007 [14NO]

Collins, Henry (Bud), E2037 [14NO]

Ehrenberg, Christine, E850 [17MY]

High, Luke P., E782 [10MY]