ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H9614 [28OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8054 [26SE]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H4836 [26JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———eliminate certain Federal subsidy programs (see H.R. 1171), H1259 [20MR]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4132 [20JN]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1186 [19MR]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]
China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9039 [22OC]
———U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H7528 [17SE]
Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. Res. 41), H348 [5FE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2125), H7119 [9SE]
Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H1542 [15AP]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4647 [25JN]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]
Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3924 [18JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]
———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]
———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]
Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3797 [12JN]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H2590 [13MY]
———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. 2351), H10768 [12NO]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]
Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]
———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8834 [9OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3798 [12JN]
ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H10956 [13NO]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H9800 [30OC]
Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7831 [24SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1112 [18MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393), H151 [9JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5664 [23JY]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H7263 [11SE]
Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5131 [10JY]
Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H4836 [26JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H245 [21JA]
India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8833 [9OC]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H3924 [18JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3661 [10JN]
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630), H8633 [7OC]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5491 [21JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H6716 [1AU]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1339 [8AP]
———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H7600 [18SE]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1262 [20MR]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H5778 [24JY]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H6026 [29JY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1339 [8AP]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H525 [12FE]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1542 [15AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H10768 [12NO]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3798 [12JN]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7263 [11SE]
Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]
———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4087 [19JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H628 [25FE]
———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336), H245 [21JA]
———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H8054 [26SE]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H10172 [6NO]
———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H7911 [25SE]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4087 [19JN]
———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H628 [25FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8834 [9OC]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H4222 [23JN]
Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. Res. 15), H348 [5FE]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H4913 [8JY]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H7365 [16SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]
Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 559), H3203 [22MY]
———authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H6918 [4SE]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H7600 [18SE]
———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H5177 [11JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H1339 [8AP], H1542 [15AP]
———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2220), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1426), H7730 [23SE]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4837 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H7601 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: treatment of certain payments under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (see H.R. 502), H282 [4FE]
Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 515), H282 [4FE]
Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending (see H.R. 392), H151 [9JA]
Education: release of student records to State and county prosecutors (see H.R. 503), H282 [4FE]
———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H151 [9JA]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for employees subject to certain leave policies (see H.R. 504), H282 [4FE]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 509), H282 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: child custody order enforcement (see H.R. 1690), H3169 [21MY]
———denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 389), H151 [9JA]
Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 385), H151 [9JA]
Health: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2152), H5177 [11JY]
Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving office (see H.R. 390), H151 [9JA]
OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H151 [9JA]
Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pension plans (see H.R. 510), H282 [4FE]
———promote accuracy in the determination of amounts of private pension plan benefits and contributions (see H.R. 2562), H8054 [26SE]
Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 506), H282 [4FE]
Roads and highways: environmental improvements (see H.R. 1533), H2253 [6MY]
Taxation: provide incentives for enterprise zone investments (see H.R. 391), H151 [9JA]
———treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 507), H282 [4FE]
———treatment of overtime hours of small business employees (see H.R. 508), H282 [4FE]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H1703 [17AP]
———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law (see H.R. 388), H151 [9JA]
Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 384), H151 [9JA]
Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H156 [9JA]
Remarks
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4392 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4392 [25JN]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5609 [23JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5594 [23JY]
Cuba: human rights violations, E2291
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5470
———U.S. policy, H5470
Dept. of Education: loan consolidation program report, E2279
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2888), E2273
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1128, H1142, H1151 [19MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6363, H6369 [30JY]
New Jersey: tribute to participants in South Jersey Elementary Festival Choral Concert, E496
OPIC: funding, H6363, H6369 [30JY]
Votes: position on missed, E1260 [19JN]
Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1142 [19MR]
Tributes
Capano, Matthew, E204
Dalton, Sean F., E2077
Howarth, Theodore J., Jr., E581
Maxwell, Jo-Ann, E1004
Miller, Jean, E425