MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Addresses
Massachusetts State Senate Swearing In: Steven A. Baddour, E97
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Articles and editorials
Stopping the Rot—Using Western Influence in Central Asia, Economist (publication), E1886
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H8732 [13NO]
Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 4849), H3036 [23MY]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H284 [12FE]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3775 [20JN]
CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3788), H1675 [25AP]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1674 [25AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H8733 [13NO]
———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 5422), H6927 [1OC]
Claims: ensure equity for victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3665), H9025 [14NO]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H1673 [25AP]
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), H7018 [3OC]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H9128 [22NO]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H7172 [7OC]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2512 [15MY]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H781 [7MR]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3291 [6JN]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H7929 [15OC]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
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), H6229 [11SE]
FBI: reform (see H.R. 5387), H6302 [17SE]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see H.J. Res. 119), H7303 [8OC]
Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1154 [9AP]
Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]
———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 422), H9025 [14NO]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H655 [4MR]
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: technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 5119), H6777 [26SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H6230 [11SE]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1003 [19MR]
Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H5087 [22JY]
Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H2608 [16MY]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H6783 [30SE]
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), H5998 [26JY]
Joseph D. Early Post Office Building, Worcester, MA: designate (see H.R. 5333), H6059 [4SE]
Kazakhstan: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe commitments on democratization (see H. Con. Res. 422), H8023 [16OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1201 [10AP]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8041 [24OC]
———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H105 [29JA]
———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H8051 [31OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H8733 [13NO]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6060 [4SE]
Massachusetts: tribute to Air National Guard 102d Fighter Wing for efforts relative to national security in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.J. Res. 94), H2944 [22MY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2735 [21MY]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H8023 [16OC]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H3161 [4JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H5791 [25JY]
———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), H562 [26FE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H6061 [4SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3454 [11JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1770 [30AP]
National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H6559 [24SE]
———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H6559 [24SE]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H2662 [20MY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
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]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1769 [30AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H6230 [11SE]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H3161 [4JN]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1087 [20MR]
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. 2125), H3161 [4JN]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H1155 [9AP]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP] (see H.R. 5596), H7892 [10OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H737 [6MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 342), H8732 [13NO]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
———require warning labels on tobacco products (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]
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. 3670), H2608 [16MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H6927 [1OC]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H5195 [23JY]
Williams, Ted: tribute (see H. Res. 482), H4574 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
SBA: make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see H.R. 5749), H9024 [14NO]
Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2471 [14MY]
Tobacco products: prevent sale of tobacco products to minors and the circumvention of State tobacco taxes by means of electronic sales (see H.R. 5724), H8731 [13NO]
Eulogies
Ducharme, Donald L.: by Donald Duchame, E1633
Jajuga, Sophie: By James Jajuga, E83
Letters
Use of soft money by a political party national committee to pay off debts or obligations: Larry Noble, Center for Responsive Politics, H388 [13FE]
Motions
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H465 [13FE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7726
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1602
Courts: ensure that class actions which are refused certification by a Federal court are remanded to the State court from which it was removed, H878 [13MR]
———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H878 [13MR]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1247
Freedom of speech: eliminate restrictions on the rights of citizens to communicate with elected officials or the general public, H439 [13FE]
IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 3991), H1128 [9AP]
Kazakhstan: civil liberties violations, E1086
———human rights violations, E918
Meehan, Daniel M.: tribute on birth, H5798 [26JY]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1247
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H280 [12FE], H341, H343, H344, H388, H402, H403, H426, H438, H439, H446, H447, H456 [13FE], E178
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H260 [12FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to recommit, H465 [13FE]
———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H446, H447 [13FE]
———regulation of political action committees' funding of candidate advertisements, H438 [13FE]
———require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate advocacy advertising, H426 [13FE]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, H456 [13FE]
Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H1128 [9AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5084 [22JY]
Statements
Tribute to Senator Kennedy: By, S1154 [26FE]
Tributes
Baddour, Steven A., E97
Bergeron, Dean, E1746
Ducharme, Donald L., E1633
Jajuga, Sophie, E83
Orlando, Peter, H5069 [22JY]
Pike, Bill, E951