ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Pacific American International Higher Education Schools Council Inauguration: Lester L. Wolff, E1158
Articles and editorials
Frontline GI's Battle Cry for Buddies Killed in WTC Attack—Hero Avenger, John Lehmann, New York (NY) Post, E341
Message With Every Grenade—How Soldier From LI Remembers a Friend, Keiko Morris, Melville (NY) Newsday, E341
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H8023 [16OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3562 [13JN]
Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H141 [5FE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H1156 [9AP]
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), H3601 [17JN]
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]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4425 [9JY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H3563 [13JN]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H4606 [15JY]
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), H1769 [30AP]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H8041 [24OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
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), H2471 [14MY]
Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see H. Res. 453), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2235 [8MY]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2472 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H141 [5FE]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H9025 [14NO]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 5378), H6250 [12SE]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H524 [14FE]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
———recognize importance of a trans-Atlantic relationship and reaffirm the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H1156 [9AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6693 [25SE]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1156 [9AP]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H785 [11MR]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 3521), H1769 [30AP]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see H.R. 3994), H1002 [19MR]
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]
Gilman, Representative: tribute for efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H3037 [23MY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6559 [24SE]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1533 [23AP]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1003 [19MR]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H3037 [23MY]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2735 [21MY]
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), H6420 [19SE]
Iran: condemn continued sponsorship of international terrorism (see H. Res. 434), H3160 [4JN]
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), H3514 [12JN]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6304 [17SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1483 [18AP]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H688 [5MR]
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]
———treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2608 [16MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3825 [21JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H9025 [14NO]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H230 [8FE]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H5453 [24JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1769 [30AP]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H6060 [4SE]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H4069 [26JN]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H79 [24JA]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H6060 [4SE]
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]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1202 [10AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H6419 [19SE]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3668 [18JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3161 [4JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H285 [12FE]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H6693 [25SE]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H6983 [2OC]
New York: recognize effects of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and express the commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild (see H. Res. 338), H104 [29JA]
New York, NY: provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (see H.R. 3880), H736 [6MR]
———tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center and the Fresh Kills Landfill (see H. Res. 492), H4931 [18JY]
New Zealand: welcome Prime Minister Helen Clark upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1620 [24AP]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against recent escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination directed against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Res. 469), H4425 [9JY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2100 [2MY]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
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), H2355 [9MY]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3774 [20JN]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7304 [8OC]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1003 [19MR]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2019 [1MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———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), H367 [13FE]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H5998 [26JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2101 [2MY]
Taxation: 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), H2019 [1MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H7738 [9OC]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H5453 [24JY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H8023 [16OC]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H3292 [6JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 5717), H8731 [13NO]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (see H. Res. 513), H5997 [26JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H79 [24JA] (see H.R. 5491), H7929 [15OC]
Veterans: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H1155 [9AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Diseases: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H2099 [2MY]
Foreign trade: provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of protective cases (see H.R. 4237), H1333 [16AP]
Pakistan: modify Presidential waiver authority relative to foreign assistance restrictions (see H.R. 5267), H5994 [26JY]
SEC: strengthen auditor independence standards (see H.R. 3736), H365 [13FE]
Motions
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1747 [30AP]
Remarks
Afghanistan: develop a strategy for meeting security needs to allow safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, H2764 [21MY]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2030 [2MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1747 [30AP]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock, H2030 [2MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7205 [8OC], H7331 [9OC]
Burma: human rights violations, E1606
———U.S. policy, E1606
Deora, Murli: election to Upper House of India's national parliament, E472
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), conference report, H6659
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), H4387
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2750, H2764 [21MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H982
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E211
Hughes, Sarah: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E223
Huntington, NY: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1102
India: U.S. policy, E1840
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2063 [2MY]
Mahoney, James: National Volunteer Firefighter Council Scott Health and Safety Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Award recipient, E1578
New York, NY: tribute to Jewish/German student exchange program, E860
Pacific American University: tribute, E1158
Pakistan: welcome President Pervez Musharraf upon U.S. visit and commend leadership and friendship (H. Con. Res. 324), H249
Queens, NY: anniversary of Oratorio Society of Queens, E855
Roslyn, NY: anniversary of Rescue Hook & Ladder Co., No. 1, E1036
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2162 [7MY], H6249 [12SE]
Tributes
Ambani, Dhirubhai, E1273
Blaha, Christopher, E341
Cahn, Alfred, E2014
Frankel, Bunny and Jerry, E955
Gilman, Representative, H7139 [7OC]
McNulty, Jack, E217
McShane, William, E1756
Suozzi, Vincent (Jimmy), E301
Waxman, Mordecai, E778
Weinstein, Moses M., E1180