PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Articles and editorials
More Are Finding Permanent Cures for Hepatitis C, Julie Bain, New York (NY) Times, E1017
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H4425 [9JY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H3562 [13JN]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1154 [9AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H655 [4MR]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H737 [6MR]
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3563 [13JN]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H2945 [22MY]
Budget: provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal discipline, and safeguard Social Security (see H.R. 4758), H2607 [16MY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H2608 [16MY]
———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H562 [26FE]
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), H1200 [10AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H8023 [16OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4932 [18JY]
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]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H7895 [10OC]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6419 [19SE]
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), H35 [23JA]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H562 [26FE]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2945 [22MY]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H201 [6FE]
Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2356 [9MY]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H5998 [26JY]
———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H833 [12MR]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H1154 [9AP]
———prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H1003 [19MR]
Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H907 [13MR]
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), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H3161 [4JN]
———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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1087 [20MR]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H4605 [15JY]
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]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H2945 [22MY]
Drugs: 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]
———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3291 [6JN]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H6926 [1OC]
———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H561 [26FE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H3562 [13JN]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]
———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), H285 [12FE]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1154 [9AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H6559 [24SE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H6926 [1OC]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend firefighter assistance programs (see H.R. 4548), H1532 [23AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H37 [23JA]
Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (see H. Con. Res. 352), H2101 [2MY]
———reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6927 [1OC]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]
———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H1002 [19MR]
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 aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 755), H1090 [20MR]
Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H737 [6MR]
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]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H3721 [19JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3292 [6JN]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H7738 [9OC]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
———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), H2164 [7MY]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2608 [16MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H6061 [4SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3601 [17JN]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H7018 [3OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H1155 [9AP]
———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H3669 [18JN]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1201 [10AP]
———modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
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), H3669 [18JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8023 [16OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H4498 [10JY]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H36 [23JA]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H6777 [26SE]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H781 [7MR]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1154 [9AP]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H833 [12MR]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H562 [26FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H4425 [9JY]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H79 [24JA]
Members of Congress: render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 4672), H5998 [26JY]
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]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H2357 [9MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H3669 [18JN]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H1283 [11AP]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
———recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H688 [5MR]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H1284 [11AP]
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: withdraw certain benefits from auditors that perform non-audit functions (see H.R. 3617), H562 [26FE]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [11AP]
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), H6084 [5SE]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H634 [27FE]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 3037), H3161 [4JN]
Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 4761), H3161 [4JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3229 [5JN]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H834 [12MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5791 [25JY]
Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 5183), H5194 [23JY]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H78 [24JA]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1338 [16AP]
———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. 3729), H284 [12FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H1201 [10AP]
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), H5087 [22JY]
———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H4553 [11JY]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H688 [5MR]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3292 [6JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training (see H.R. 4839), H4425 [9JY]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry (see H.R. 3550), H1688 [29AP]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H785 [11MR]
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]
Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 5742), H9128 [22NO]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H284 [12FE]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4767 [16JY]
———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H4498 [10JY]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H3514 [12JN]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1201 [10AP] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H833 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 5648), H8021 [16OC]
National security: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for homeland security and establish an Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3639), H103 [29JA]
Pensions: ensure that individual account retirement plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets (see H.R. 3640), H103 [29JA]
Taxation: modify the electric motor vehicle credit to include certain 3-wheeled vehicles (see H.R. 3631), H78 [24JA]
Dialogues
Allegory of the Cave, ``The Republic,'': Plato, H7428-H7431 [9OC]
Remarks
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5839 [26JY]
American Heart Month: observance, E168
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5965 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3956 [26JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2969 [23MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5219 [23JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7428 [9OC], H7795
Belleville, NJ: anniversary of Belleville Public Library and Information Center, E651
———anniversary of Rotary Club, E888
Budget: allocation of funds, H6971 [2OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H944 [19MR]
———treatment of public debt, H2168 [8MY]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4503 [11JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5839 [26JY]
Dept. of Transportation: use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3737 [20JN]
Digital Tech Corps Act: set aside a percentage of private sector training assignments for small businesses, H1178 [10AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3525 [13JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1427 [18AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6971 [2OC]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 335), H94 [29JA]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1178 [10AP]
FEMA: Firefighters Grant Program funding, H5219 [23JY]
FERC: status of Chairman relative to regulation of energy industry, H240 [12FE]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), consideration (H. Res. 553), H6707 [26SE]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (H. Res. 269), H3310 [11JN]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), H3944
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1238 [11AP]
Pipelines: improve safey (H.R. 3609), H5283 [23JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H390 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2969 [23MY]
Riverside Veterans, Inc.: anniversary of Women's Auxiliary, E191
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H944 [19MR]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1427 [18AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524), H6398 [19SE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3240 [6JN]
———rates, H6398 [19SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6201
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3737 [20JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5965 [26JY]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus, E1016
Vetrano, Glen: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Man of the Year award recipient, E195
Votes: position on missed, H4719
Tributes
Homcy, George J., E767
Humer, Franz B., E976
Jimeno, William, E75
Laszczynski, Paul, E78
Lockwood, Sydney C., E100
Salviano, Claire, E71
Skala, John, E80
Vacca, William M., E653