KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6016 [20JY]
Articles and editorials
Joseph Saporito Lifetime of Service Award, Pittston (PA) Dispatch, E203
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: exempt certain animal identification information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 4005), H1322 [18MR]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H5330 [7JY]
———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2549 [4MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H5195 [6JY]
Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3017 [13MY]
Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H1791 [31MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 459), H4647 [21JN]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]
Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H433 [10FE]
Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]
Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H4392 (see H.R. 3193), H4507 [17JN]
Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H5331 [7JY]
Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1593 [25MR]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H4928 (see H.R. 2239), H5071 [24JN]
Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H3016 [13MY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H434 [10FE]
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H89 [21JA]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4391 (see H.R. 2032), H4507 [17JN]
Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]
———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 3836), H632 [25FE]
———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H6707 [22JY]
Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 3778), H1323 [18MR]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]
Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]
Petroleum: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H3441 (see H. Res. 611), H3541 [20MY]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H8168 [5OC]
Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3781 [3JN]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 3796), H2019 [1AP]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H393 [4FE]
U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1791 [31MR]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]
———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), H2728 [6MY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]
Remarks
Adonizio, Charles, Jr. (Cugsy): Pittston (PA) Dispatch Joseph Saporito Award for Lifetime of Service to Greater Pittston recipient, E202
Barrouk, Stephen: Boy Scout Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E441
Berwick, PA: anniversary of Calvary United Methodist Church, E1905
Bloomsburg, PA: anniversary of Bloomsburg Fair, E1719
Business and industry: allow voluntary expensing of stock options in certain filings required under securities laws, H6013 [20JY]
———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6001, H6013, H6016 [20JY]
Carruthers, James: Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E371
Dallas, PA: anniversary of Catherine McAuley Center, E1660
Doherty, Tracy: Lackawanna County Federation of Democratic Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E451
Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve integrity in establishing accounting standards, H6016 [20JY]
Flack, Charles, Jr. (Rusty): B'nai B'rith Seligman J. Strauss Lodge No. 139 Community Service Award recipient, E200
Fuller, Frank: Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Man of the Year award recipient, E372
Hughestown, PA: anniversary, E506
Immigration: impact of illegal immigration on employment, E786
———national policy, E786
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 461), H7712
Magee Rieter Automotive Systems (business): General Motors Corp. Supplier of the Year award recipient, E1895
Mattei, Frank: Italian American Association of Luzerne County Person of the Year award recipient, E1901
Mazzino, Chris: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Pennsylvania, E783
McNulty, Evie Rafalko: Pennsylvania Federation of Women Outstanding Elected Democratic Woman of the Year award recipient, E2110
Mellow, Bob: Boy Scout Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E443
Mocanaqua, PA: anniversary of St. Mary's, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, E1898
Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (H. Res. 703), E1300
Scranton, PA: anniversary of St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, E2050
Siconolfi, Constantine: B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge No. 136 Americanism Award recipient, E857
Taylor, PA: anniversary of Taylor Lions Club, E1972
United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Pennsylvania (organization): anniversary, E944
Votes: position on missed, H7034
Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church, E1658
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2546 [4MY], H6994 [9SE]
Tributes
Golias, Paul L., E2112
Herbster, Larry, E2046
Kulik, Alexander, E1052
Lidner, Bob, E982
Long, Almon J. and Cora, E867
Manganiello, Robert, E2111
McAndrews, Donald, E1056
Sandhaus, Samuel K., E1969
Schwager, David, E1975
Terry, John, E1638
Vitanovec, George, E1974