GOODLING, WILLIAM F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
Constitution and the American Dream: Jonathan D. Markley, E653
Polish Independence Anniversary: Representative Gilman, E1094
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2591 [13MY], H2681 [14MY], H2744 [15MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5917 [28JY], H6027 [29JY], H6885 [4SE], H7324 [16SE]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5401 [16JY], H5428 [17JY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2794 [15MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1138 [19MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]
———H.R. 1757, Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies, H5868 [28JY]
———H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]
———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
Articles and editorials
Tyranny of Tests, Marc F. Bernstein, New York (NY) Times, E2381
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H629 [25FE]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H589 [13FE]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8728 [8OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2750), H10957 [13NO]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
———ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195), H6918 [4SE]
———restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1158), H4339 [24JN]
———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H7364 [16SE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]
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]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H2784 [15MY]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7365 [16SE]
———reform habeas corpus procedures relative to retrial of an accused (see H.R. 2392), H9039 [22OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H3865 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1631), H5132 [10JY]
Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with occupational safety and health requirements (see H.R. 2864), H10421 [8NO]
———establish advisory panels relative to occupational safety and health (see H.R. 2871), H10421 [8NO]
———establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H3924 [18JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H8727 [8OC]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H3660 [10JN]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]
Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H4339 [24JN]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H7830 [24SE]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H2156 [1MY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1385), H1705 [17AP]
———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H10768 [12NO]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H4647 [25JN], H6798 [3SE]
ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226), H5664 [23JY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H9614 [28OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 2710), H9501 [23OC]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2785 [15MY]
———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H590 [13FE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H3660 [10JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H8727 [8OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1340 [8AP]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]
H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H7730 [23SE]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H2874 [16MY]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H4836 [26JN]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H7119 [9SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H589 [13FE]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8633 [7OC]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H9039 [22OC]
———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]
———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3567 [5JN]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H392 [6FE]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H8727 [8OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]
Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H9865 [31OC]
Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8834 [9OC]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3476 [4JN]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H3169 [21MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H10956 [13NO]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H1111 [18MR]
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H10956 [13NO]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H4836 [26JN]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2877, 2879, 2881), H10421 [8NO]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]
OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety and health rules (see H.R. 2875), H10421 [8NO]
———disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]
———exempt safety and health assessments and audits conducted by or for an employer from being used in actions against such employer (see H.R. 2869), H10421 [8NO]
———identify and notify the specific industries to which regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 2873), H10421 [8NO]
Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H10172 [6NO]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H2785 [15MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7730 [23SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1892 [24AP]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H2351 [7MY]
Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H5826 [25JY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H5487 [17JY]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H590 [13FE]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H348 [5FE]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3924 [18JN]
———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H286 [4FE]
———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H3274 [3JN]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H7119 [9SE]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H522 [12FE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H453 [11FE]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H670 [26FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H9039 [22OC], H10956 [13NO]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H3924 [18JN]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H285 [4FE]
Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H804 [6MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Veterans: 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), H6026 [29JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 303), H4132 [20JN], H9865 [31OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Civil rights: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 2948), H10419 [8NO]
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 75), H628 [25FE]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]
———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]
Education: improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (see H.R. 2614), H8438 [6OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]
NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (see H.R. 1598), H2679 [14MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 179), H145 [9JA]
Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1018 [13MR]
Letters
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization: Bruce Hunter, American Association of School Administrators, H2531 [13MY]
———David W. Hornbeck, Philadelphia, PA, School District, H2532 [13MY]
———Elizabeth Goodwin, National Down Syndrome Society, H2533 [13MY]
———Kevin P. Dwyer, National Association of School Psychologists, H2533 [13MY]
———Madeleine C. Will, H2533 [13MY]
———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, H2532 [13MY]
———Paul Vallas, Chicago, IL, Public Schools, H2532 [13MY]
———Quincy Abbot, Arc of the U.S. (organization), H2533 [13MY]
———Raymond D. Fowler, American Psychological Association, H2533 [13MY]
———Robert D. Evans, American Bar Association, H2534 [13MY]
———Ronald Prescott, Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, H2532 [13MY]
———Rudolph F. Crew, New York, NY, Board of Education, H2532 [13MY]
———Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, H2532 [13MY]
———several organizations, H2534 [13MY]
———Thomas W. Payzant, Boston, MA, Public Schools, H2533 [13MY]
National testing standards: Marc F. Bernstein, North Merrick, NY, Schools, E2380
Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act, H1933 [29AP]
Lists
Groups that support the Goodling amendment to H.R. 1469, emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, to review the national testing proposal, H2745 [15MY]
Remarks
Adams County, PA: anniversary of Conservation District, E382
American Red Cross: anniversary of Hanover, PA, chapter, E1967
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2724, H2744 [15MY]
Berlin, PA: anniversary of VFW Post 8896, E442
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4588
Children and youth: summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2846, H2847, H2848, H2849 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 145), H2544 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: national reading and mathematics testing funding, H2744 [15MY]
———national testing standards, H7324, H7329, H7336, H7343 [16SE], H9731 [30OC], E2380
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (H.R. 1377), H3085 [21MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5144 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6885, H6886 [4SE], H6937 [5SE], H7324, H7329, H7336, H7343, H7349 [16SE], E2380
———making appropriations (S. 1061), H7144 [10SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8803
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8803
Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 207), H6670 [31JY]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8847 [21OC], E1856
———assign job training coordinators to high schools and community colleges to work with local industries to develop curriculum suited to local job market, H2852 [16MY]
———distribution of vocational education funding relative to income and population density, H5430, H5432 [17JY]
———Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H2544 [13MY]
———improve student financial aid programs (H.R. 2536), E1852
———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10386, H10392, H10398 [8NO], E1945
———national policy to improve system, H2247 [6MY], H9484 [23OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H9567, H9570 [28OC]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5414, H5416, H5417, H5419, H5430, H5432, H5434, H5440 [17JY], H5526, H5534, H5535, H5536, H5537 [22JY]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), motion to recommit, H5541, H5542 [22JY]
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5434, H5440 [17JY]
———voucher program to provide school choice, H9484 [23OC]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2798, H2846, H2847, H2848, H2849, H2852, H2854 [16MY]
———eligibility requirements and limits on accrual of compensatory time, H1138, H1139 [19MR]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1125, H1127, H1129, H1130, H1131, H1132, H1138, H1139, H1143, H1146, H1153, H1154 [19MR]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1118, H1119, H1120 [19MR]
Glatfelter, Arthur J.: Stepping Stone Education and Counseling Services, Inc., Shield and Dove Award recipient, E1927
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), E54
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H6885 [4SE]
———funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7144 [10SE]
———funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6937 [5SE]
———include teaching of braille, E1844
———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2498, H2531, H2539 [13MY], E61
International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, H7349 [16SE]
Junior Achievement of South Central Pennsylvania (organization): anniversary, E1272
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5204 [15JY]
Mechanicsburg, PA: tribute to Members First Federal Credit Union, E1929
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish, H2544 [13MY], H2724 [15MY], E825
National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5144 [11JY]
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: permit Federal employees to serve, H2852 [16MY]
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: reading education research funding, H6886 [4SE]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (S. 459), H9780 [30OC]
NLRB: resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner (H.R. 1598), E923
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1933
Pilot Club of York, Inc.: anniversary, E1109
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 179), E44
Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (H. Con. Res. 48), E511
Small business: improve and expand employee health care programs, H4588
States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (H.R. 103), H5859
———require vocational education reports, H5534 [22JY]
Tressler Adoption Services (organization): anniversary, E2296
Vocational education: use of on-site workforce coordinators to work with local business communities to determine curriculums, H5535, H5536, H5537 [22JY]
Votes: position on missed, H8806
Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1143 [19MR]
World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, E2239
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H278 [4FE]
Reports filed
Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H. Rept. 104-875), H66 [7JA], H89 [9JA]
Charter Schools Improvement and Expansion: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2616) (H. Rept. 105-321), H8927 [21OC]
Education Spending Relative to a Greater Percentage of Federal Tax Dollars on Children's Classrooms: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 105-349), H9613 [28OC]
Emergency Student Loan Consolidation Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 105-322), H8927 [21OC]
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-93), H2444 [8MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Reauthorization: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 105-95), H2589 [13MY]
Inform Workers of Their Rights Relative to the Payment of Dues or Fees to Labor Organizations: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1625) (H. Rept. 105-397), H10418 [8NO]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Appropriations: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1818) (H. Rept. 105-155), H4833 [26JN]
Reading Excellence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2614) (H. Rept. 105-348), H9558 [24OC]
Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14), H887 [11MR]
Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1377) (H. Rept. 105-104), H3068 [20MY]
Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-177), H5183 [14JY]
Working Families Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 105-21), H948 [12MR]
Rules
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H260
Tributes
Cassidy, Daniel F., E877
Glatfelter, Arthur J., E2153
Holland, Tara D., E1725
Lovejoy, Sally, H2539 [13MY]
Markley, Jonathan D., E653
Shanker, Albert, E632
Sheaffer, Gloria, E1967
Walsh, Lawrence W., E1159