BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1652 [25AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, H172 [6FE]
———H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H777 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H3161 [4JN]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H5791 [25JY]
Armed Forces: provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3825 [21JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H6172 [10SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4767 [16JY]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1532 [23AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———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]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H1284 [11AP]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1484 [18AP]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H3775 [20JN]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H8041 [24OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H3454 [11JN]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H2164 [7MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H5195 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H3668 [18JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6061 [4SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H2662 [20MY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3721 [19JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H2019 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H2946 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H227 [7FE]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1770 [30AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H781 [7MR]
———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3037 [23MY]
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]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]
———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H4326 [27JN]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H5996 [26JY]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3825 [21JN]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H4553 [11JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1410 [17AP]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H6419 [19SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6693 [25SE]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H780 [7MR]
———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), H562 [26FE]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H201 [6FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2164 [7MY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H5791 [25JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H6559 [24SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H4931 [18JY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 3453), H105 [29JA]
Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 5457), H7738 [9OC]
Fire prevention: 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), H6560 [24SE]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6777 [26SE]
———support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6778 [26SE]
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]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H4575 [12JY]
Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H1339 [16AP]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H5087 [22JY]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6560 [24SE]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2471 [14MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H285 [12FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H5195 [23JY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H2608 [16MY]
Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H4766 [16JY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 405), H2735 [21MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H2100 [2MY]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H2356 [9MY]
Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4605 [15JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1091 [20MR]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H105 [29JA]
———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H227 [7FE]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H1532 [23AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H2608 [16MY]
———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H3292 [6JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H524 [14FE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H79 [24JA]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1284 [11AP]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2356 [9MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H7172 [7OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H3292 [6JN]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H2943 [22MY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1156 [9AP]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6085 [5SE]
National Kids Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 423), H3825 [21JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1091 [20MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H6777 [26SE]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [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. 5334), H7019 [3OC]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2235 [8MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H201 [6FE]
Reuss, Henry S.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 319), H227 [7FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1769 [30AP]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Sakharov, Andrei D.: confer honorary citizenship posthumously (see H.J. Res. 89), H3826 [21JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
———support programs and activities to prevent perpetrators of fraud from victimizing senior citizens (see H. Res. 443), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H4350 [8JY]
———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5791 [25JY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
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. 4483), H7303 [8OC]
Taxation: disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H3161 [4JN]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H2608 [16MY]
———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H1201 [10AP]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2662 [20MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3721 [19JN]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H833 [12MR]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6783 [30SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———improve antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 4864), H3721 [19JN]
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]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3359), H105 [29JA]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H738 [6MR] (see H.R. 3930), H6251 [12SE]
———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see H.R. 5608), H7892 [10OC]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5269), H5994 [26JY]
Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H4553 [11JY]
Taxation: increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 5182), H5194 [23JY]
Veterans: improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
Motions
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5371 [24JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3724 [20JN]
Proclamations
Tribute to ``DeForest Relay for Life'' Participants: by, E1353
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H5371 [24JY]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), motion to recommit, H5371 [24JY]
Afghanistan: tribute to opening of schools to girls, E467
Agency for Immigration Affairs: authorize personnel flexibility actions including managerial rotation, voluntary separation incentive payments, and a disciplinary action demonstration project, H1651 [25AP]
———require study on independent legal counsel for unaccompanied alien children, H1652 [25AP]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1184 [10AP]
American Family Insurance (business): anniversary, E1763
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease, H4741 [16JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), E934
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7207 [8OC]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H6700 [26SE]
———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H1184 [10AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H6970 [2OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1052 [20MR]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), H4480 [10JY]
Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (H. Res. 358), E303
Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays, H6745 [26SE]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4433 [10JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), H1366
———prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (H.R. 2621), H3400 [11JN]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, H6745 [26SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 552), H6700 [26SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), motion to instruct conferees, H1993 [1MY]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office, H6745 [26SE]
———statutorily institute and clarify the organizational structure of the Violence Against Women Office, H1993 [1MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4741 [16JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3528
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6970 [2OC]
FitzRandolph, Casey: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E151
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E459
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E210
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), E768
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4540 [11JY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H581 [27FE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1651, H1652 [25AP]
International Women's Day: observance, H741 [7MR]
Madison Civics Club: anniversary, E1216
Madison (WI) Daily Cardinal: anniversary, E379
Madison (WI) Wisconsin State Journal: anniversary, E1779
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1052 [20MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3725 [20JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4172 [27JN]
National Healthcare Volunteer Day: observance, E605
New Glarus, WI: anniversary of New Glarus Volunteer Fire Dept., E1362
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3194
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H389 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, E934
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2556
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, E934
Taxation: prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of marriage taxes permanent, H3528
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H508
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H508
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H508
University of Wisconsin: tribute to men's basketball team, E367
Votes: position on missed, H6705
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6040 [4SE]
Special order: granted, H6371 [18SE]
Remarks—Special Joint Meeting of Congress
New York, NY: commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1681
Testimonies
Statutorily Institute and Clarify the Organizational Structure of the Dept. of Justice Violence Against Women Office: Lynn Rosenthal, National Network to End Domestic Violence, H1994 [1MY]
Tributes
Braunginn, Stephen, E2135
Fordham, David C., E1968
Morris, Terry, H8824 [14NO]
Pelosi, Representative, E82
Thompson, Carl, E1828
Zweifel, Dave, E996