STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
Articles and editorials
Companies Line Up To Hire Arthur Andersen, National Lampoon (publication), E89
Damming the Money Stream of the Water Profiteers, Represenative George Miller, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1231
Judge Orders Changes in Abstinence Program, Ceci Connolly, Washington (DC) Post, E1433
Title IX at 30—Making the Grade? Patrice Gaines, Outlook (publication), E1122
We Filled the Prescription, Dan Rostenkowksi, Washington (DC) Post, E1452
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H9025 [14NO]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H2608 [16MY]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H6172 [10SE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6374 [18SE]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4932 [18JY]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1289 [15AP]
California: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4750), H7019 [3OC]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H3720 [19JN]
———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H3721 [19JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H2946 [22MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H104 [29JA]
———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H8023 [16OC]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6693 [25SE]
China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6230 [11SE]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H8021 [16OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
Corps of Engineers: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H3513 [12JN]
———reform (see H.R. 1310), H2735 [21MY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H4553 [11JY]
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), H1284 [11AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1088 [20MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H1003 [19MR]
———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 3695), H3928 [25JN]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4326 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H907 [13MR]
———establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H2511 [15MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H2356 [9MY]
———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]
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), H4498 [10JY]
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]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H7929 [15OC]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H5996 [26JY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3860 [24JN]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
———provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities (see H.R. 3840), H785 [11MR]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H4605 [15JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3162 [4JN]
———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1410 [17AP]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]
———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H4425 [9JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6304 [17SE]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H5998 [26JY]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1284 [11AP]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]
Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 5230), H6777 [26SE]
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]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6230 [11SE]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H366 [13FE]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 5657), H8021 [16OC]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H6060 [4SE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H105 [29JA]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3601 [17JN]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H1484 [18AP]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
———expedite security determinations relative to nonimmigrant visa requests for certain artists and entertainers from countries that are state sponsors of international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 514), H9036 [19NO]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
———support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
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), H2512 [15MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H5087 [22JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H105 [29JA]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H2356 [9MY]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2471 [14MY]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H562 [26FE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1769 [30AP]
———establish a comprehensive centers for medical excellence demonstration program (see H.R. 3746), H3454 [11JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve the qualified beneficiary and special low-income beneficiary programs (see H.R. 5276), H5995 [26JY]
———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see H.R. 4752), H2607 [16MY]
———provide a direct supplemental insurance option (see H.R. 3976), H931 [14MR]
———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H781 [7MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]
———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2470 [14MY]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H4326 [27JN]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4424 [9JY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1089 [20MR]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H1484 [18AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H8041 [24OC]
Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4078), H2235 [8MY]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6061 [4SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H141 [5FE]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1284 [11AP]
———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1003 [19MR]
Oakland Athletics (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 530), H6303 [17SE]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H1283 [11AP]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 4008), H1284 [11AP]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H4350 [8JY]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H4324 [27JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3928 [25JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6060 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H4605 [15JY]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H78 [24JA]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1533 [23AP]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1284 [11AP]
Safety: protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 5739), H9023 [14NO]
Selective Service System: oppose reinstating the military draft or implementing any other form of compulsory military service (see H. Con. Res. 368), H1090 [20MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
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. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H3825 [21JN]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN] (see H.R. 5541), H7895 [10OC]
Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3616), H1155 [9AP]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H1675 [25AP]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H4873 [17JY]
———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3574), H201 [6FE]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3859 [24JN]
———encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H6061 [4SE]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H3562 [13JN]
———impose excise tax on sales of stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents employees from selling stock in pension plans and ensure more accurate reporting of corporate liabilities (see H.R. 3622), H78 [24JA]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H1003 [19MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 2529), H6085 [5SE]
———treatment of executive perks and retirement benefits relative to stock options, undisclosed benefits, and deferred compensation (see H.R. 5432), H6558 [24SE]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tien, Chang-Lin: tribute (see H. Res. 613), H9024 [14NO]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
———require warning labels on tobacco products (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H367 [13FE]
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), H6419 [19SE]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H6776 [26SE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6777 [26SE]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H3928 [25JN]
———recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1620 [24AP]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H5087 [22JY]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H4575 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Discrimination: condemn all acts of discrimination and violence and support the No Room for Racism campaign (see H. Res. 345), H227 [7FE]
Families and domestic relations: protect private decisions about marriage (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1769 [30AP]
Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H3825 [21JN]
Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5167), H4931 [18JY]
———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 5141), H4766 [16JY]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H2470 [14MY]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H1089 [20MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5370
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2912
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5229
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7333 [9OC], H7744 [10OC]
Army: terminate the Crusader artillery system program, H2276
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4448
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4448
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1057, H1059, H1060, H1063 [20MR]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1554
California: impact of agricultural subsidies on water resources, E1231
Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 5422), E1799
Committee on Taxation (Joint): funding relative to release of report on corporations avoiding U.S. income tax by reincorporating in foreign countries, H4897, H4906, H4907 [18JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6327
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), consideration (H. Res. 367), H841 [13MR]
Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 2146), H916
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), H1366
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), E1662
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2276
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4092
Discrimination: condemn all acts of discrimination and violence and support the No Room for Racism campaign (H. Res. 345), E117
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H163
———make educational savings incentives provisions permanent (H.R. 5203), H6027
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3528
———make pension and individual retirement arrangement provisions permanent (H.R. 4931), E1157
———make tax benefits permanent, H1447
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, E1122
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1554
Families and domestic relations: protect private decisions about marriage (H. Con. Res. 392), E664
Fenton, Banning: City of Hayward, CA, Lifetime Award recipient, E1718
Fremont, CA: tribute to Alvirda Hyman Learning Center, E736
Fremont, CA; tribute to Fremont Festival of the Arts, E1245
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E509
Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee (H. Res. 491), E1283
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6582
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6736
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (H.R. 5001), E1121
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H590
———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H590
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (H. Con. Res. 473), E1625
IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 3991), E481
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2068
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4897, H4906, H4907 [18JY]
Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (H.R. 5167), E1302
———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (H.R. 5141), E1264
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4270, H4271, H4272, H4273, H4274, H4275, H4276, H4277 [27JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 5019), E1163
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (H.R. 4729), E802
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers, H8799 [14NO]
Milpitas, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E799
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1236, H1240 [11AP]
———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 (H. Res. 540), H6677
Pledge of Allegiance: reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), E1799
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H348
Public debt: ceiling, H2912
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, E1519
———expand participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services, E1433
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2565
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525), H6392
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3625), E24
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1057, H1063 [20MR], H1447
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (H.R. 4075), E402
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (H.J. Res. 96), H3484
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1447
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, E481
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3250, H3259
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524), H6401
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6919
———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of marriage taxes permanent, H3528
———provide health care incentives relative to long-term care (H.R. 4946), H5110, H5113 [23JY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H506
———rates, H1060 [20MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H506
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), concur with Senate amendments with an amendment, H8799, H8800 [14NO]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H506
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy, E1528
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE]
Tributes
Davis, Freddye, E835
Doll, Kenneth R., E206
Eastin, Delaine, E366
Geister, Patricia, E801
Gomez, James H., E1531
Hunt, Ronald E., E691
Jones, Sharon, E694
Kanninen, Michael L., E1719
Lawrence, David M., E715
Macklin, Jerry W., E208
Mattos, Lynne, E1529
Mink, Representative, E1122
Morrisson, Douglas F., E1253
Pelosi, Representative, H125 [5FE]
Plummer, Charles, E1916
Popal, Rona, E491
Reed, Don and Gloria, E258
Reed, Roman, E258
Ross, Murray, E1186
Shelton, Michael, E893
Spees, Dick, E2018
Woods-Jones, Dezie, E1127