KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8084 [9SE], H8158 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7788 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

Legendary Legacy, Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens Voice, E2505 [8DE]

Sue Kluger Radiates Leadership, Wilkes-Barre (PA) Citizens Voice, E1861 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: 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), H1746 [11MR]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5175 [10JN]

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

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H7838 [3SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2515 [31MR]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 1492), H2471 [27MR]

———limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H245 [29JA]

Crime: prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H2821 [3AP]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 239), H134 [8JA]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H9477 [15OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (see H.R. 1516), H3572 [30AP]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

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. 2986), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H11702 [20NO]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H7020 [16JY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H2515 [31MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 347), H169 [27JA]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 314), H137 [8JA]

FCC: invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H6604 [10JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

———improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 2767), H7085 [17JY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H319 [5FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H8016 [5SE]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H12307 [21NO]

———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), H55 [7JA]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H704 [13FE]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H1813 [12MR]

Financial Planning Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7170 [18JY]

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]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H9688 [17OC]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H274 [4FE]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H11146 [10NO]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 981), H1461 [27FE]

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H3053 [9AP]

———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: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9982 [28OC]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H5408 [16JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2361), H5043 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1955 [18MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H9377 [8OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2312 [25MR]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4876 [3JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5468 [17JN]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1862), H3451 [29AP]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5175 [10JN]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3975 [9MY]

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

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H10339 [4NO]

———reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2271 [20MR]

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), H4368 [20MY]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H4977 [4JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1466 [27FE]

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), H12923 [8DE]

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

Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2822 [3AP]

SEC: augment emergency authority (see H.R. 657), H389 [11FE]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (see H.R. 1533), H6869 [15JY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H2472 [27MR]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H3304 [10AP]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 63), H2472 [27MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H9131 [1OC]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1730), H3301 [10AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2822 [3AP]

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. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———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), H245 [29JA]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3683 [6MY]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 157), H57 [7JA]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6264 [26JN]

———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see H.R. 1076), H1515 [4MR]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 2478), H7020 [16JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3295), H9688 [17OC]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 1128), H1679 [6MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H2132 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bieda, Charmaine: relief (see H.R. 1526), H2515 [31MR]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H2131 [19MR]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee loans to homeowners with properties contaminated by leaking underground storage tanks and assist such homeowners in moving from such properties on a temporary or permanent basis (see H.R. 2189), H4527 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H701 [13FE]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 418), H218 [28JA]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 419), H218 [28JA]

Obituaries

Mellody, Patrick J.: Scranton (PA) Times Tribune, E1558 [23JY]

Remarks

Angeli, Raymond: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Man of the Year Award recipient, E1978 [7OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9658 [17OC]

Bartoli, Frank: Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Greater Pittston Person of the Year Award recipient, E96 [29JA]

Bishop, Richard S.: B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge No. 136 Americanism Award recipient, E962 [15MY]

Bloomsburg University: anniversary of Upward Bound Program, E1542 [21JY]

Burne, James and Mary Lou: Little Flower Manor and St. Therese Residence of Wilkes-Barre, PA, honorees, E2318 [19NO]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8122, H8158, H8159 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, H12218, H12219 [21NO]

Delconte, Michael: Luzerne County, PA, Italian American Association Person of the Year award recipient, E1977 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks, H7691 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7691 [25JY]

Dunmore, PA: tribute to National Night Out events, E2033 [14OC]

Duryea, PA: anniversary of Germania Hose Co., volunteer fire dept., E1860 [23SE]

Exeter, PA: anniversary of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, E965 [15MY], E1366 [26JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: sunset uniform national consumer protection standards, H8158, H8159 [10SE]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 11), H99, H100 [8JA]

Fortinsky, Robert and Shirley: Temple Israel of Wilkes-Barre, PA, Pillars of the Community (Amudei Tzibor) award recipients, E2191 [31OC]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11538, H11543 [19NO]

———provide protection for investors, increase confidence in the capital markets system, and streamline the hiring process for certain employment positions in the SEC (H.R. 658), H5423 [17JN]

Kobeski, Thomas (Kubby): Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Joe Saporito Lifetime of Service Award recipient, E93 [29JA]

Magee Rieter Automotive Systems (business): General Motors Corp. Supplier of the Year award recipient, E2043 [15OC]

McGinley, Ned: Ancient Order of Hibernians honoree, E2095 [20OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12282 [21NO]

Oberto, Neil F.: Hazleton, PA, Order Sons of Italy in America (organization) Outstanding Italian American award recipient, E2033 [14OC]

Philips Family: tribute for volunteer service in the Phoenix Fire Co., No. 2 of the Stroudsburg, PA, Fire Co., E1979 [7OC]

Poland: transfer of congressional records on investigation into execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in the Katyn Forest, E660 [3AP]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 314, E228 [13FE]

———anniversary of Nativity Parish, E2191 [31OC]

———anniversary of St. Peter's Cathedral Parish, E1881 [24SE]

SEC: augment emergency authority (H.R. 657), H1342 [26FE]

Sugar Notch, PA: anniversary of Holy Family Parish, E1802 [16SE]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Luzerne County, PA, chapter, E47 [8JA]

Timlin, James C.: Little Flower Manor and St. Therese Residence of Wilkes-Barre, PA, honoree, E2318 [19NO]

Ufberg, Murray: Wilkes-Barre, PA, B'nai B'rith Community Service Award recipient, E166 [6FE]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, E2182 [31OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4246 [19MY]

Statements

Transfer of Congressional Records on Investigation Into Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in the Katyn Forest: Allen Paul, E661 [3AP]

Subpoena Notices

Northampton County, PA, Common Pleas Court, H7936 [4SE]

Tributes

Bonner, Fran and Marie, E1370 [26JN]

Cadue, Jim, E2317 [19NO]

Clark, Albert and Mary, E463 [13MR]

Flood, Daniel J., E2505 [8DE]

Kebles, John, E617 [31MR]

Kelly, Robert T., Sr., E522 [19MR]

Kluger, Sue, E1861 [23SE]

McNamara, Gerry, E703 [8AP]

Mellody, Patrick J., E1557 [23JY]

Mizdail, Budd and Sylvia, E858 [1MY]

O'Hara, Thomas J., E2128 [24OC]

Pilarz, Scott R., E1878 [24SE]

Polmounter, Richard J., E970 [15MY]