ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, H4847 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 599), H8545 [12NO]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3514 [12JN]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6419 [19SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
———reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 5259), H5994 [26JY]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]
———require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 3745), H366 [13FE]
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]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H.R. 4591), H1673 [25AP]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (see H. Con. Res. 410), H3037 [23MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2100 [2MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H3514 [12JN]
Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H634 [27FE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H1410 [17AP]
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), H1284 [11AP]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H1284 [11AP]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H5998 [26JY]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H8041 [24OC]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H283 [12FE]
Foreign aid: provide development assistance only to foreign countries that work toward economic and political freedom to improve living standards of all its citizens (see H. Res. 573), H7018 [3OC]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6084 [5SE]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H4605 [15JY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6927 [1OC]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H1284 [11AP]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H2165 [7MY]
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: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1704), H6559 [24SE]
Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 375), H2235 [8MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 5649), H8051 [31OC]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1673 [25AP]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1201 [10AP]
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), H3037 [23MY]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6229 [11SE]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
Pakistan: modify Presidential waiver authority relative to foreign assistance restrictions (see H.R. 5267), H6085 [5SE]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H4767 [16JY]
Pensions: 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]
Public welfare programs: 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]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H6693 [25SE]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 3605), H1620 [24AP]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H6303 [17SE]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 5531), H6982 [2OC]
Taxation: allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid and exclusion of dividends for indivduals (see H.R. 5413), H6417 [19SE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———repeal provisions that limit the interest deduction on refinanced home mortgage indebtedness to the amount of the indebtedness being refinanced (see H.R. 5339), H6419 [19SE]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2356 [9MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3475), H4326 [27JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H907 [13MR]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H9036 [19NO]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H2735 [21MY]
World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H1674 [25AP]
Zimbabwe: concern over the food security situation, and the failure to take measures to mitigate the impact on the nutritional well-being of the people of Zimbabwe, and other Southern African countries (see H. Con. Res. 453), H5997 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 597), H8545 [12NO]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 88), H1532 [23AP]
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H2019 [1MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations, H4873 [17JY]
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute, E2077
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7288, H7291, H7299 [8OC], H7758 [10OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1564 [24AP]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5467, H5477
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), motion to instruct conferees, H4844 [17JY]
Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 5422), H7053
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance (H. Con. Res. 304), H533, H534
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 163), H7024, H7026 [7OC]
Financial institutions: repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 1009), H1110 [9AP]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2752 [21MY]
India: condemn attack on Swaminarayan Temple in Gujarat, E1671
International Republican Institute: tribute to efforts to strengthen democracy, E1344
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (H. Con. Res. 213), H3414 [11JN]
Los Alamitos, CA: Oak Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1132
Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 5400), E1868
Pakistan: welcome President Pervez Musharraf upon U.S. visit and commend leadership and friendship (H. Con. Res. 324), E247
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2516 [16MY]
Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (H.R. 2998), H251 [12FE]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 5531), H7106 [7OC]
Veterans Appreciation Month: observance, E883
Wandke, Richard (Tex): Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee, E1176
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (H. Con. Res. 394), H3410, H3412 [11JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9018 [14NO]
Tributes
Runnion, Samantha, E1297