SWEENEY, JOHN E. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1875 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12311 [21NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H7020 [16JY]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H392 [11FE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H4205 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H6263 [26JN]

Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building, Liberty, NY: designate (see H.R. 3234), H9213 [2OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7840 [3SE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Children and youth: issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2823 [3AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2864 [7AP]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H4788 [2JN]

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H3053 [9AP]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11702 [20NO]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of HHS: take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market (see H. Res. 435), H10978 [6NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9982 [28OC]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9813 [21OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H6869 [15JY]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H9132 [1OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

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. 111), H5663 [19JN]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3975 [9MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H60 [7JA]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9614 [16OC]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1746 [11MR]

Higher Education Act: withhold Federal financial assistance from students who have engaged in hazing (see H.R. 1207), H4012 [13MY]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H8284 [16SE]

Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9812 [21OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H4205 [15MY]

Iraq: establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H11651 [19NO]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see H.R. 2655), H6263 [26JN]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H57 [7JA]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H9215 [2OC]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H9132 [1OC]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2822 [3AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1812 [12MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9377 [8OC]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4012 [13MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H4012 [13MY]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4877 [3JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2864 [7AP]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9282 [7OC]

Native Americans: clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power (see H.R. 3394), H10129 [29OC]

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H7788 [25JY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H9614 [16OC]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1467 [27FE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Power resources: promote use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (see H.R. 1180), H3453 [29AP]

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. 919), H9214 [2OC]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H1334 [25FE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H57 [7JA]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 142), H3053 [9AP]

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. 1828), H4788 [2JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H4877 [3JN]

———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. 1231), H7839 [3SE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H1954 [18MR]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H53 [7JA]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 840), H9982 [28OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H706 [13FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7839 [3SE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H9687 [17OC]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7086 [17JY]

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2268 [20MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4255 [19MY]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1620), H2820 [3AP]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

———withhold U.S. contributions until the U.N. ensures that a member may not be on the Security Council or serve as any agency chair unless the Government has been democratically elected (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4206 [15MY]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H274 [4FE]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H7329 [22JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 162), H463 [12FE] (see H.R. 3270), H9375 [8OC]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H706 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4738 [22MY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H2819 [3AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3684 [6MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H138 [8JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H59 [7JA]

Clemens, Roger: tribute (see H. Res. 280), H5408 [16JN]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to placing of certain substances on the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 207), H59 [7JA]

Crime: prevent terrorists and money launderers from establishing accounts for illegal money transfers using false Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers (see H.R. 1037), H1464 [27FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1075), H1515 [4MR]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in New York (see H.R. 1164), H1681 [6MR]

———reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric license to permit the redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in New York (see H.R. 1866), H3452 [29AP]

———reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric license under the Federal Power Act to permit the redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in New York (see H.R. 529), H274 [4FE]

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development relative to proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1206), H1745 [11MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H704 [13FE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 205), H59 [7JA]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 206), H59 [7JA]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see H.R. 637), H322 [5FE]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H5551 [18JN]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 204), H59 [7JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12834 [8DE]

Alaskey, Joseph F., Jr.: Albany, NY, Capital District Senior Issues Forum Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1975 [3OC]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12834 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9551 [16OC]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, E650 [2AP]

Aviation: require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8799 [24SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2260 [20MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H3073 [10AP]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5130 [10JN]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, H3073 [10AP]

De Genova, Nicholas: condemn remarks relative to use of Armed Forces against Iraq, E650 [2AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responders funding, H8800 [24SE]

———increase overall funding through reductions in tax cuts, H5740 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5748, H5749, H5769 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8799, H8800 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration (H. Res. 293), H5740 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7858, H7882 [4SE]

FCC: amend media ownership rules, H12834 [8DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4830 [3JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E564 [25MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age, H3073 [10AP]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 180), E1035 [21MY]

Roads and highways: Federal-aid highway funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H7882 [4SE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 205), H2881 [8AP]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team, E796 [29AP]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5749 [24JN]

Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5769 [24JN]

Votes: correction, H11553 [19NO]

———position on missed, H12765 [8DE], E470 [13MR]

WorldCom, Inc.: GSA prohibition on receipt of new Federal contracts, H7858 [4SE]

Songs

``Tribute to America—A 21st Century Anthem,'' Ann S. Miller and Ted Maliaris, E85 [28JA]

Tributes

Brown, James, E66 [27JA]

Maliaris, Ted, E85 [28JA]

Miller, Ann S., E85 [28JA]