MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
Addresses
World Population Growth: Werner Fornos, Population Institute, E1995
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H4933 [18JY], H5322 [24JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4905 [18JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 5010, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6138 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H5998 [26JY]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H3668 [18JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H834 [12MR]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H6559 [24SE]
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), H1154 [9AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4872 [17JY]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
Bankruptcy: treatment of certain claims or interests (see H.R. 4696), H2355 [9MY]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H3454 [11JN]
Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 5502), H9128 [22NO]
———provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal discipline, and safeguard Social Security (see H.R. 4758), H2607 [16MY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 4947), H5998 [26JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 356), H1002 [19MR]
———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), H1339 [16AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H2163 [7MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H104 [29JA]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
Coin Design Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]
Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]
———specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (see H.R. 4903), H3453 [11JN]
Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 358), H737 [6MR]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H3161 [4JN]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H5995 [26JY]
———set a certain duration for the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (see H.R. 5647), H8021 [16OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 4943), H8041 [24OC]
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), H1674 [25AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H8733 [13NO]
———require purchases of firearms, ammunition, and explosives be made in person and keep records on the means of purchase (see H.R. 4101), H1153 [9AP]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H7895 [10OC]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H737 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H1769 [30AP]
———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: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H1090 [20MR]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 5523), H6982 [2OC]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H36 [23JA]
District of Columbia: promote economic recovery (see H.R. 3923), H2472 [14MY]
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: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H7929 [15OC]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H651 [28FE]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
FAA: provide equitable pay to air traffic managers, supervisors, and specialists at both regional and headquarters locations (see H.R. 5251), H6374 [18SE]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H2356 [9MY]
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), H3721 [19JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H6229 [11SE]
Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see H.R. 5481), H6776 [26SE]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1284 [11AP]
———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), H36 [23JA]
———include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees (see H.R. 2555), H1674 [25AP]
———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2355), H3161 [4JN]
———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), H6061 [4SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]
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]
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]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H737 [6MR]
———protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 4003), H1002 [19MR]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H7019 [3OC]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H284 [12FE]
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]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 3449), H3825 [21JN]
Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (see H.R. 3924), H1003 [19MR]
———commend public servants and members of the uniformed services for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 409), H2100 [2MY]
Health: emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1338 [16AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H3037 [23MY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H1673 [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), H7172 [7OC]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H7304 [8OC]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]
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]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H655 [4MR]
———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]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
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), H7929 [15OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1769 [30AP]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1289 [15AP]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H227 [7FE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H2019 [1MY]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6778 [26SE]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H1090 [20MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1770 [30AP]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H2101 [2MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H6130 [9SE]
Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4078), H8733 [13NO]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Moussaoui, Zacarias: permit closed circuit televising of criminal trial for victims of the terrorism attacks (see H.R. 3611), H35 [23JA]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3721 [19JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H9025 [14NO]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3860 [24JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1155 [9AP]
National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H1201 [10AP]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H1088 [20MR]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H2101 [2MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]
———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 237), H110 [4FE]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H3859 [24JN]
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), H6983 [2OC]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H201 [6FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H4069 [26JN]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1155 [9AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5791 [25JY]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H3161 [4JN]
Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H6419 [19SE]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H.R. 3917), H3775 [20JN]
SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 739), H366 [13FE]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6559 [24SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H142 [5FE]
Transportation: allow Federal agencies to use passenger carriers, owned or leased by the Government, to provide transportation to employees between their place of employment and mass transit facilities (see H.R. 3779), H6060 [4SE]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 334), H634 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4873 [17JY]
U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H4931 [18JY]
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]
Virginia: convert a temporary Federal district judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see H.R. 4068), H1089 [20MR]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6983 [2OC]
Washington metropolitan area: tribute to law enforcement officials involved in sniper shooting spree investigation and express condolences to the snipers' victims and their families (see H. Con. Res. 515), H8545 [12NO]
Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 5497), H7172 [7OC]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6777 [26SE]
Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 4114), H1289 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CPSC: promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (see H.R. 3658), H104 [29JA]
States: establish standards for programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards (see H.R. 4633), H2018 [1MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, E611
Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, H2897, H2918, H2919, H2921 [22MY], H3043 [24MY]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5983
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2918, H2919, H2921 [22MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 428), H2897 [22MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 431), H3043 [24MY]
Arlington, VA: anniversary of Metropolitan Chorus, E1051
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7294 [8OC], H7758, H7759, H7775 [10OC]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4809 [17JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H941 [19MR], H1050 [20MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1027 [20MR]
Capitol Police: unify payroll system, H4904 [18JY]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): funding relative to release of report on corporations avoiding U.S. income tax by reincorporating in foreign countries, H4879, H4880, H4905, H4906, H4907 [18JY]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (H. Con. Res. 424), H3902 [25JN]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H852 [13MR]
CPSC: promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (H.R. 3658), E59
———tribute, E59
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, H7856 [10OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical infrastructure information with other agencies, H5851, H5852 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5806, H5849, H5851, H5852 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8702 [13NO]
———remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers, H5849 [26JY]
———rights of union employees transferring into department, H5806 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4809 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5322, H5323, H5325, H5327 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H8008
Digital Tech Corps Act: require project management training and information technology program reports, ensure small business participation, and prohibit contractors from billing the Government for detailed private employees, H1176 [10AP]
District of Columbia: tribute to Dragon Boat Festival, E876
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1176 [10AP]
Government: prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5322, H5323, H5325, H5327 [24JY]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6737 [26SE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2085 [2MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4894, H4904, H4905, H4906, H4907 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5121), consideration (H. Res. 489), H4879, H4880 [18JY]
Mars, Inc.: tribute, E119
National Service Day: observance, E1109
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (H. Res. 368), H951 [19MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H372 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, E611
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2560
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1027 [20MR], H1417 [18AP]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H763 [7MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6199
Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (H.R. 1748), H245
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H5983
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5983
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H763 [7MR]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H7856 [10OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H632 [27FE]
Tributes
Archer, Raymond A., III, E1070
Buckle, Wayne F., E1554
Coffman, Steve, E586
Cunningham, Charles J., Jr., E730
DuVal, Clive L., II, H612 [27FE]
Escalante, Ronald S., H1413 [18AP]
Hallgren, Margaret V., E1716
Hewitt, Arlene, E1578
Morris, Terry, H8823 [14NO]
Waller, Meta Fuller, E1621