ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H2946 [22MY]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1769 [30AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H655 [4MR]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7304 [8OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]
Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H105 [29JA]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H3562 [13JN]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
———recognize the benefits of mentoring (see H. Res. 330), H36 [23JA]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7895 [10OC]
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]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Dept. of HHS: make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H6060 [4SE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2165 [7MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6927 [1OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8035 [21OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H1673 [25AP]
———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), H6061 [4SE]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H1674 [25AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H227 [7FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1087 [20MR]
———improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H2019 [1MY]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H6172 [10SE]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H6927 [1OC]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H283 [12FE]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
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), H1201 [10AP]
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]
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), H4606 [15JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H937 [18MR]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H2662 [20MY]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
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]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1202 [10AP]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4043), H2945 [22MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1154 [9AP]
Lands Title Report Commission: establish for Indian trust lands (see H.R. 3931), H832 [12MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3514 [12JN]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H2356 [9MY]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1533 [23AP]
Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3668 [18JN]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H3453 [11JN]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3454 [11JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H7172 [7OC]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3514 [12JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H1674 [25AP]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 4598), H3161 [4JN]
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]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1284 [11AP]
———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]
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]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6983 [2OC]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4700), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 4737), H2511 [15MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
———reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work-related provisions and Child Care and Development Block Grants (see H.R. 4092), H1688 [29AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6229 [11SE]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H3928 [25JN]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———empower employees to control their retirement accounts through new diversification rights, disclosure requirements, and tax incentives for retirement education (see H.R. 3669), H834 [12MR]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H1533 [23AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
Terrorism: protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 5300), H5996 [26JY]
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), H1202 [10AP]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H6060 [4SE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3601 [17JN]
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
Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see H.R. 3663), H104 [29JA]
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H4872 [17JY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1089 [20MR]
Piniaha, Steve: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Army during World War II (see H.R. 4982), H3774 [20JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H1283 [11AP]
Tariff: artichokes prepared or preserved with vinegar or acetic acid (see H.R. 4447, 4448), H1337 [16AP]
———hand-woven wool fabrics (see H.R. 4157), H1200 [10AP]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7299
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4812
Bergen County Fire Prevention and Protection Association: tribute, E1735
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 439), E1328
Business and industry: enhance penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties at publicly traded companies (H.R. 5118), H4692
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1548 [24AP]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5467 [25JY]
Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (H.R. 3663), E52
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), H5026
Congressional Women's Caucus: anniversary, E1328
Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 2146), H918
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5710), H8717
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4725
Dittrick, Douglas H.: Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America Good Acouts award recipient, E2024
Eliasof, Elias M. (Hy): Spectrum for Living (organization) honoree, E1979
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1548 [24AP]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1786
———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3181
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 3717), H2802
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (H.R. 5153), E1282
Global Crossing Holdings, Ltd.: economic collapse, H1548 [24AP]
Hall, Representative Tony P.: nomination to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, H5617 [25JY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (H.R. 3995), E389
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H809
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2070
Kass, Danny: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E255
Oakland, NJ: anniversary, E1116
Oradell, NJ: dedication of memorial to New Jersey victims of the terrorist attacks, E1573
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), E533
Piniaha, Steve: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Army during World War II (H.R. 4982), E1115
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4133
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2541 [16MY]
Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to ``Ridgewood Family Night—Ready, Set, Relax'' event, E509
Rooney, John E.: Spectrum for Living (organization) honoree, E1980
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (H.R. 3917), H5005 [22JY]
Votes: position on missed, H48
Washington, NJ: dedication of intersection of Pascack and Westgate Avenues in memory of Francis M. Finnerty, Jr., E1733
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H76 [24JA], H101 [29JA], H138 [5FE], H521 [14FE], H1280 [11AP], H1480 [18AP], H2098 [2MY], H2386 [9MY], H3071 [24MY], H3157 [4JN], H3596 [17JN], H3666 [18JN], H3771 [20JN], H4065 [26JN], H4495 [10JY], H4762 [16JY], H5987 [26JY], H6125 [9SE], H6301 [17SE]
Tributes
Biondi, John J., E1537
Bolger, David, E1488
Bulaga, John, Jr., E258
Eisenberg, Lewis, E1372
Glick, Jeremy, E258
Hall, Representative Tony P., H5617 [25JY]
Latterner, Timothy, E235
Manz, Rudolph, E1734
Navas, Joseph, E256
North, Muriel S., E1484
Pakkala, Deepa, E258
Reynolds, Bruce, E258
Stokley, Frederick J., E995
Vilardo, Joseph, E258