SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2329 [9MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H2512 [15MY]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2662 [20MY]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H3454 [11JN]
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), H3514 [12JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1485 [18AP]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H8733 [13NO]
Clergy: tribute to the contributions that military chaplains make to members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 5016), H3927 [25JN]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H2734 [21MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2100 [2MY]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5087 [22JY]
Dept. of Commerce: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington (see H.R. 4618), H1768 [30AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3727), H284 [12FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6777 [26SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H1620 [24AP]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3563 [13JN]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]
Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 4003), H1002 [19MR]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on countries that undermine Atlantic marlin conservation and management measures and threaten continued viability of U.S. fisheries (see H. Con. Res. 427), H4068 [26JN]
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), H4552 [11JY]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H4498 [10JY]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H6983 [2OC]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H2235 [8MY]
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4883), H3291 [6JN]
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]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 5476), H6776 [26SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H2164 [7MY]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 4811), H2943 [22MY]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H105 [29JA]
———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H2735 [21MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H6060 [4SE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2164 [7MY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H142 [5FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1297), H105 [29JA]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1533 [23AP]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6304 [17SE]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
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: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H79 [24JA]
NOAA: revise and modernize laws governing the commissioned officer corps (see H.R. 4882), H3291 [6JN]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H2472 [14MY]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
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]
———restrict travel in the U.S. by diplomatic representatives (see H.R. 3743), H366 [13FE]
Postal Service: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H37 [23JA]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H367 [13FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H833 [12MR]
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), H3292 [6JN]
Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H3161 [4JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6693 [25SE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H7019 [3OC]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H3292 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H2608 [16MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H8733 [13NO]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6927 [1OC]
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
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H655 [4MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H140 [5FE]
Israel: acceptance of existence of Israel by Arab leaders (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1090 [20MR]
Law enforcement: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services funds for State and local intelligence officers (see H.R. 5307), H5996 [26JY]
National Marine Fisheries Service: establish a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program (see H.R. 4895), H3291 [6JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2980 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7242 [8OC]
Army: U.S. Army War College housing funding, H2332 [9MY]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H6 [23JA]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1055 [20MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2267, H2332 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, H8537 [12NO]
India: U.S. policy, E1824
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2060 [2MY]
Law enforcement: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services funds for State and local intelligence officers (H.R. 5307), E1444
Medford Township, NJ: tribute to Shawnee High School Teenage Driver Safety Awareness Day, E811
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3685 [19JN]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (H. Res. 368), H949, H950, H951 [19MR]
Shamong Township, NJ: anniversary, E618
Votes: position on missed, E1553
Reports filed
Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) (H. Rept. 107-788), H9023 [14NO]
Tributes
Ahart, Thomas B., E1493
Bailey, Nancy, E725
Berry, Franklin H., Jr., E385
Glazar, Paul J., E511
Naulty, William P., E257
Shinn, Robert C., Jr., E37
Stump, Representative, H8537 [12NO]
Warner, Michael L., E56
Wolf, Janet C., E795