PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Addresses
Ramapo College Inaugural Address: Rodney D. Smith, E1949
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2329 [9MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, H641 [28FE]
Articles and editorials
Emerging From Cocoon of Grief, Andrew Jacobs, New York (NY) Times, H6221 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H524 [14FE]
Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see H.R. 3886), H7018 [3OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H1155 [9AP]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H284 [12FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H655 [4MR]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H932 [14MR]
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), H2471 [14MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659, 5098), H5998 [26JY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7172 [7OC]
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. 3614), H82 [25JA]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
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), H4872 [17JY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H6693 [25SE]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H4350 [8JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H932 [14MR]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H7172 [7OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H651 [28FE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
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]
———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H833 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6777 [26SE]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2101 [2MY]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1201 [10AP]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1156 [9AP]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1201 [10AP]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4069 [26JN]
———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 5503), H6783 [30SE]
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]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H284 [12FE]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H285 [12FE]
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]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H3161 [4JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: 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]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H562 [26FE]
———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H6777 [26SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1156 [9AP]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H37 [23JA]
Firefighters: facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5017), H4326 [27JN]
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]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
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]
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3034), H3601 [17JN]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2019 [1MY]
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H6130 [9SE]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6559 [24SE]
———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8023 [16OC]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1533 [23AP]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3038 [23MY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———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]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H7738 [9OC]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3454 [11JN]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H2101 [2MY]
Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H6060 [4SE]
———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H9128 [22NO]
India: elections anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 512), H8022 [16OC]
Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3913), H780 [7MR]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H833 [12MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H523 [14FE]
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), H2099 [2MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]
Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H285 [12FE]
Law enforcement: provide forensic and investigative support of missing and exploited children (see H.R. 5389), H7895 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H688 [5MR]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H687 [5MR]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H4498 [10JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H142 [5FE]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1338 [16AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H1003 [19MR]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H562 [26FE]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see H.R. 5234), H6419 [19SE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H110 [4FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H655 [4MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H2357 [9MY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H2019 [1MY]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 4748), H2606 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4069 [26JN]
National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H1769 [30AP]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3454 [11JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H634 [27FE]
Native Americans: encourage teaching of the role in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 190), H6560 [24SE]
———protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage (see H.R. 5155), H4930 [18JY]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
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: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1201 [10AP]
———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H5997 [26JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 299), H366 [13FE]
Pakistan: modify Presidential waiver authority relative to foreign assistance restrictions (see H.R. 5267), H6085 [5SE]
Pharmaceuticals: grant waivers permitting individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada and amend laws relative to sale of prescription drugs through the Internet (see H.R. 5217), H5789 [25JY]
———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2608 [16MY]
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), H3293 [6JN]
Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H562 [26FE]
Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 5475), H6776 [26SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6229 [11SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1090 [20MR]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H7894 [10OC]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]
———protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 5739), H9023 [14NO]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
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), H140 [5FE]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H524 [14FE]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H781 [7MR]
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), H2945 [22MY]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H2100 [2MY]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H1155 [9AP]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3721 [19JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 2352), H2735 [21MY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
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]
Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 5742), H9023 [14NO]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2101 [2MY]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H231 [8FE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7172 [7OC]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]
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), H6373 [18SE]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]
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
Children and youth: tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 5354), H6129 [9SE]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see H.R. 5025), H4068 [26JN] (see H.R. 5051), H4325 [27JN]
Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see H. Res. 453), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 5487), H6776 [26SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (see H.R. 3885), H737 [6MR]
———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 3695), H226 [7FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 5490), H6776 [26SE]
FDA: provide authority to recall food when there is a reasonable basis for believing that the food is adulterated and presents health risks (see H.R. 5488), H6776 [26SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H2235 [8MY]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
Gambling: require consent of certain horsemen's groups for interstate off-track wagers (see H.R. 4705), H2355 [9MY]
Gateway National Recreation Area: construction of a memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 4726), H2470 [14MY]
Great Plains Historic Grasslands Wilderness Area: establish (see H.R. 5489), H6776 [26SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5726), H8732 [13NO]
India: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [26SE]
Indian American Friendship Council: tribute (see H. Res. 512), H5997 [26JY]
Insurance: stabilize medical malpractice premiums (see H.R. 5140), H4766 [16JY]
Medicare: improve access to benefits for certain individuals and provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to afford premiums (see H.R. 4684), H2235 [8MY]
National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 4115), H1153 [9AP]
National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 5490), H6776 [26SE]
New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5092), H4552 [11JY]
Pakistan: remove exemption from the prohibition on assistance to a country whose elected head of government was deposed by decree of military coup (see H.R. 5150), H4872 [17JY]
Taxation: limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]
Terrorism: protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 5300), H5996 [26JY]
Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey: anniversary (see H. Res. 457), H3928 [25JN]
Letters
Israeli sale of missile defense system to India: by, E1341
Military assistance to Pakistan: by, H267 [12FE]
People's Republic of China transfer of missile technology to Pakistan: by, H2932 [22MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8547 [13NO]
Poems
``Patrolling Barnegat,'' Walt Whitman, E508
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2429 [14MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1461
Appropriations: legislative process, H6378 [19SE], H8548 [13NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 602), H8550 [13NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2991 [23MY]
Arab countries: urge Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, E2123
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1593 [24AP], E643
———independence anniversary, H6410 [19SE]
Budget: deficit, H827 [12MR]
———reduce preexisting pay-go balances (H.R. 5708), consideration (H. Res. 602), H8550 [13NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H941 [19MR]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration on environmental issues, H181-H184 [6FE]
———visit to the People's Republic of China, E185
China, People's Republic of: transfer of missile technology to Pakistan, H2932 [22MY]
———U.S. policy, E185
China, Republic of: U.N. participation, E1752
Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4799 [17JY]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (H.R. 5025), E1170
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1461
———development of biological weapons, H2429 [14MY]
———human rights violations relative to freedom of the press, H3426 [11JN]
———lift trade embargo, H5247 [23JY]
———lift travel restrictions, H5247 [23JY]
———proposed referendum on political reform, H2809 [21MY], H8018 [16OC]
———proposed referendum on political reform (H. Res. 453), H3771 [20JN]
———tribute to Project Varela political reform movement, E1456
Cuba Libertad (organization): tribute to Congressional Cuban Prisoners Initiative, H6108 [9SE]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H4925 [18JY]
———independence anniversary, H6964 [2OC]
———Turkish occupation, H2599 [16MY]
———U.S. policy, E541
Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (H.R. 5487), E1700
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5710), consideration (H. Res. 600), H8592 [13NO]
———establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (H.R. 5490), E1704
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6652 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior: ensure full historical accounting of Native American trust funds, H4788 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4788, H4799 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), consideration (H. Res. 483), H4716 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5247 [23JY]
Earth Day: observance, H1527-H1531 [23AP]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1527-H1531 [23AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8063 [12NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), H6378 [19SE]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 5272), H6297 [17SE]
Ferlise, Victor J.: American University Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership recipient, E1946
Finucane, Patrick: release of British police report on murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries, E2126
FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ: opening of warehouse facility, E379
Geigel, Kenneth: Monmouth County, NJ, Latino American Committee honoree, E1947
Great Plains Historic Grasslands Wilderness Area: establish (H.R. 5489), E1702
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H983
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (H.R. 4858), H3870
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 354), H698 [6MR]
Immigration: moratorium on J-1 visa waiver program, H2144 [7MY]
India: elections in Jammu and Kashmir, H7890 [10OC]
———elections in Kashmir, H6242 [12SE]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (H. Res. 562), E1680
———lift nuclear test sanctions, H6652 [25SE]
———observance of Republic Day, E24
INS: limit time that foreigners can stay in the U.S. to 30 days, H1667 [25AP]
———reform, H1667 [25AP]
Israel: sale of missile defense system to India, E1341
Jordan, Mayda B.: encourage release of political prisoner by Cuba, H6108 [9SE]
Koeppe, Al: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E465
McGreevey, Jim: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E465
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2134 [7MY], H2227, H2229, H2230, H2231, H2232 [8MY], H2648, H2650, H2651, H2652, H2653 [20MY], H2664 [21MY], H3143, H3145, H3146, H3147, H3148 [4JN], H3301, H3397 [11JN], H3501, H3503, H3504, H3505, H3507 [12JN], H3587, H3588, H3589, H3590, H3591, H3592 [17JN], H4664, H4666, H4667, H4668, H4669, H4670 [15JY], H5094 [23JY], H6032, H6035 [4SE], H6259, H6295-H6298 [17SE], H8062 [12NO]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3605 [18JN], H3716, H3717 [19JN], H3827, H3842, H3843, H3844, H3845, H3846, H3847 [24JN], H3861 [25JN], H4051, H4053, H4054, H4055 [26JN], H4279 [27JN], H4664 [15JY], H5094 [23JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4176 [27JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 5019), H4338-H4342 [8JY]
———reductions in prescription drug prices, H6295-H6298 [17SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 1400), H2650 [20MY]
Melendez, Gilberto: Monmouth County, NJ, Latino American Committee honoree, E1944
Morales, Wallace: Monmouth County, NJ, Latino American Committee honoree, E1945
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 271), H2134 [7MY]
National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (H.R. 4115), E508
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3689
———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), Senate amendment, H8065 [12NO]
National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (H.R. 5490), E1704
Native Americans: extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1857), H705 [6MR]
———protect sacred sites located within the Valley of the Chiefs, MT (H.R. 2085), H1472
New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (H.R. 5092), H4523 [11JY]
Northern Ireland: peace efforts, E1415
———raid on Sinn Fein government offices, E1855
———suspension of power-sharing government, H8018 [16OC]
Pakistan: allocation of foreign aid, H3658 [18JN]
———connection between Inter-Services Intelligence Agency and terrorism, H669 [5MR]
———impose sanctions for the transfer of nuclear weapons equipment to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, E2106
———presence of Islamic alliance members in parliament, E2130
———referendum on Presidential term extension, H1133 [9AP]
———remove exemption from the prohibition on assistance to a country whose elected head of government was deposed by decree of military coup (H.R. 5150), H4863 [17JY]
———treatment of domestic terrorism, H1751 [30AP], H2501 [15MY]
———welcome President Pervez Musharraf upon U.S. visit and commend leadership and friendship (H. Con. Res. 322), H267 [12FE]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (S. 1026), H173 [6FE]
Pestka, Sidney: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, E1059
Pharmaceuticals: provide access and choice for use of generic drugs under State Medicaid programs, H539 [26FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H450 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H450 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2991 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525)—consideration (H. Res. 527), H6378 [19SE]
Rosenthal, Steve: New Jersey AFL-CIO Labor Award recipient, E465
Simoes, Gylmar R. (Gio): Monmouth County, NJ, Latino American Committee honoree, E1948
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H789, H823, H825, H827 [12MR], H941 [19MR], H2991 [23MY]
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H823, H825, H827 [12MR]
Sri Lanka: cease-fire agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), H716 [6MR]
———encourage peace process, E1455
Tariff: provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey and Israel (H.R. 5002), H4569 [12JY], E1285
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524)—consideration (H. Res. 527), H6378 [19SE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H761 [7MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6217, H6219, H6220, H6221 [11SE]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2850 [22MY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H698 [6MR], H761 [7MR]
Utah-Nevada Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 2054), H3397 [11JN]
Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey: anniversary (H. Res. 457), E1148
World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Crete, H2807
Remarks in House relative to
Cyprus Federation of America, Inc.: Justice for Cyprus Award recipient, E1773 [7OC]
Leave of absence: granted, H1671 [25AP]
Special order: granted, H281 [12FE], H521 [14FE], H557 [26FE], H632 [27FE], H648 [28FE], H685 [5MR], H735 [6MR], H778 [7MR], H905 [13MR], H1147 [9AP], H1198 [10AP], H1332 [16AP], H1408 [17AP], H1481 [18AP], H1617 [24AP], H1767 [30AP], H2098 [2MY], H2162 [7MY], H2467 [14MY], H2509 [15MY], H2605 [16MY], H2732 [21MY], H2940 [22MY], H3450 [11JN], H3560 [13JN], H3666 [18JN], H3771 [20JN], H4422 [9JY], H4495 [10JY], H4550 [11JY], H4572 [12JY], H4870 [17JY], H4929 [18JY], H5084 [22JY], H5315 [23JY], H6125 [9SE], H6160 [10SE], H6249 [12SE], H6416 [19SE], H6691 [25SE], H6773 [26SE], H6981 [2OC], H7301 [8OC], H7735 [9OC], H7891 [10OC]
Texts of
H.R. 5025, Enhanced Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Act, E1171
Tributes
Adams, Frank E. and Ellen, E1943
Christofias, Demetris, E541
Close, Katherine, E849
Dooley, Thomas V., E617
Erving, Margaret, E375
Owens, Ronald L., E196
Perkins, M. Maureen, E130
Reed, Gerald R., E132
Smith, Rodney D., E1949
Todd, Norma B., E1610
Wickremesinghe, Ranil, E1455