MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H3699 [19JN]
Committee To Escort the President, H98 [29JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1532 [23AP]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4326 [27JN]
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), H1533 [23AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H2608 [16MY]
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1410 [17AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6693 [25SE]
Colleges and universities: 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), H6783 [30SE]
Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 358), H737 [6MR]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H4767 [16JY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H5791 [25JY]
———waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
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), H4574 [12JY]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H5791 [25JY]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H5791 [25JY]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———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 Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 3796), H561 [26FE]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7738 [9OC]
Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4069 [26JN]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H3928 [25JN]
El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H1154 [9AP]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H2946 [22MY]
Federal employees: 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), H3562 [13JN]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H7303 [8OC]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3453 [11JN]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H1533 [23AP]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see H.R. 3994), H1675 [25AP]
Foreign policy: negotiations with Mexico and Canada relative to the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H. Res. 355), H687 [5MR]
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]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H6559 [24SE]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1533 [23AP]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H7738 [9OC]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 5449), H6558 [24SE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H1619 [24AP]
———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H7892 [10OC]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
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), H2165 [7MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H2512 [15MY]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H230 [8FE]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6926 [1OC]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2945 [22MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4350 [8JY]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H524 [14FE]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H2945 [22MY]
———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]
———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H7929 [15OC]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2472 [14MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H3037 [23MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H5997 [26JY]
NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see H.R. 4606), H3297 [10JN]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 299), H366 [13FE]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H2355 [9MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2661 [20MY]
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]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H9128 [22NO]
Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H3453 [11JN]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 5083), H4424 [9JY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4325 [27JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H142 [5FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H5997 [26JY]
———recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1620 [24AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: provide a grant to New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3977), H931 [14MR]
Health: provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
Terrorism: provide compensation and income tax relief for victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing on the same basis provided to victims of terrorist-related aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3978), H931 [14MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1457 [18AP]
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5839, H5843 [26JY]
Amtrak: funding, H4038
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2921 [22MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 431), H3042 [24MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7233, H7234 [8OC]
Athens, Andrew A.: Cyprus Federation of America, Inc., Justice for Cyprus Award recipient, E1770
Bayonne, NJ: anniversary of NAACP branch, E859
———anniversary of Temple Emanu-El, E1018
———renaming of Bayonne Hospital to Bayonne Medical Center, E160
Boyle, Patrick: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) honoree, E31
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1060 [20MR]
Carine, Joanne: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) honoree, E32
Century Council: tribute to underage drinking campaign, E709
Collins, Dennis P.: Bayonne, NJ, Ireland 32 (organization) honoree, E34
Colombia: support Temporary Protective Status for Colombians residing in the U.S., E1125
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 449), H3697 [19JN]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4359 [9JY]
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1457 [18AP]
———condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5292 [23JY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1307
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5638 [25JY], H5839, H5843, H5860 [26JY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), conference report, H6658
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5290, H5291, H5292 [23JY]
Dolan, Jerome: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Louis T. Scialli Memorial Award recipient, E1639
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1445 [18AP]
Ferreiro Family: Harrisonfest Family of the Year award recipients, E942
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (H.R. 3034), H3903 [25JN]
Gillespie, Agnes M.: Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E29
Graham, Terri: Disney American Teacher of the Year award recipient, E460
Head Start Program: anniversary, E603
Health: provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (H.R. 5187), E1343
Holocaust: remembrance, E456
Hudson County, NJ: tribute to Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner Dance, E707
Jersey City, NJ: tribute to Urban League of Hudson County, E2119
Jose Marti Student Aid Fund, Inc.: tribute, E861
Kerik, Bernard: National Police Defense Foundation Man of the Year recipient, E458
Lamparello, Francis X.: Bayonne, NJ, UNICO Man of the Year recipient, E649
Mallach, Dena: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1640
Mandell, Deborah: National Police Defense Foundation Woman of the Year recipient, E458
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3613 [18JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4176 [27JN]
Moore, Lesly: Hudson County, NJ, United Way Mary T. Norton Memorial Award recipient, E1642
National Prom and Graduation Safety Month: observance, E709
National security: improve port and maritime security (H.R. 3983), E970
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities, H5860 [26JY]
New Jersey: tribute to First Latin Health Ministries Development Project Health Fair, E454
New Jersey Institute of Technology: anniversary of Educational Opportunity Program, E648
Pallone, Representative: Cyprus Federation of America, Inc., Justice for Cyprus Award recipient, E1773
Papanicolaou, Panayiotis: Cyprus Federation of America, Inc., Justice for Cyprus Award recipient, E1769
Perth Amboy, NJ: opening of Cathedral Village Townhouse Development, E226
Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, E1579
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H404, H449 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H449 [13FE]
Portuguese Instructive Social Club, Inc.: anniversary, E375
Public debt: ceiling, H2921 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2584 [16MY]
Puerto Rican Action Board: anniversary, E599
Rodriguez, Max: Hempstead, NJ, NAACP Community Service Awardee of the Year, E777
Smith, Ken (Ray): Richard A. Rutkowski Association honoree, E29
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1060 [20MR], H1445 [18AP]
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers: tribute, E2121
Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (organization): tribute, E1816
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1445 [18AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1579
Votes: position on missed, E930
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7844 [10OC]
Week of the Young Child: observance, E603
Wutkowski, Joseph A.: presenting of the Wreath of Honor at the Carteret Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, E229
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3157 [4JN], H3512 [12JN], H6226 [11SE], H6923 [1OC]
Special order: granted, H4065 [26JN]
Songs
``What Is America to Me?'' Earl Robinson and Lewis Allen, H3903 [25JN]
Tributes
Brower, Ralph E., E2123
Canonico, Francisco and Hortensia, E32
Chess, Tyrone, E2119
Connelly, Maryann, E216
Doherty, Brian C., E33
Hilliard, Donald, Jr., E30
Johnson, Barbara, E1030
Lemagne, David P., E71
Minutillo, Patrick M., E31
Pestana, Maria, E1814
Saavedra, Alexander, E461
Sanchez, Rick, E1435
Sanchez-Pena, Jose R., E376
Siano-Gilligan, Patricia, E220
Todd, Catherine E., E2122
Totino, Nicole M., E1703
Zakhary, Adel A., E1581