GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments offered by, to

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9769 [13NO]

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Aroostook Band of Micmacs: settlement of certain claims (H.R. 932), consideration (see H. Res. 269, H9392 [5NO])

Colleges and universities: oversight of college accrediting agencies (see H.R. 2246, H2811 [7MY])

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), waiving all points of order against the conference report (see H. Res. 281, H10268 [14NO])

Dept. of the Interior: authorizing appropriations for BLM and improve public lands management (H.R. 1096), consideration (see H. Res. 197, H5513 [16JY])

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), waiving certain points of order during consideration (see H. Res. 179, H4866 [20JN])

Education: prohibit prison inmates from receiving Pell grants (see H.R. 3967, H11886 [26NO])

Elections: require the image of a candidate for Federal office to appear in television advertisements (see H.R. 483, H385 [11JA])

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 275, H9699 [12NO])

Financial institutions: improve supervision and regulation of FNMA, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Student Loan Marketing Association, and Farm Credit System (H.R. 2900), consideration (see H. Res. 226, H6797 [24SE])

Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (H.R. 2369), consideration (see H. Res. 240, H7647 [8OC])

Insurance: revise national flood insurance program (H.R. 1236), consideration (see H. Res. 138, H2601 [30AP])

J.E. (Eddie) Russell Post Office, Monterey, TN: designate (see H.R. 966, H1023 [19FE])

National Student Loan Data System: revise operation (see H.R. 3372, H6720 [23SE])

Proffitt, William A.: relief (see H.R. 1837, H2261 [16AP])

Public buildings: testing and remediation of radon contamination in schools (see H.R. 1794, H2260 [16AP])

Real property: tax deduction for improvements to mitigate radon gas (see H.R. 1795, H2260 [16AP])

Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2370, H3160 [16MY]; H.R. 3881, H10930 [22NO])

Student loan programs: eligibility requirements for certain programs (see H.R. 3239, H6382 [2AU])

Student loans: eligibility relative to default rates of institutions (see H.R. 327, H80 [4JA])

Technology: regulation of audiotext (see H.R. 328, H80 [4JA])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Advisory Council on Allied Health: establish (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

AFDC: effectiveness of alternative methods for delivering services under the JOBS Program (see H.R. 995, H1077 [20FE])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H4284 [11JN])

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H2399 [22AP])

———prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H1326 [28FE])

Agriculture: grazing fees for domestic livestock on public rangelands (see H.R. 481, H606 [18JA])

———prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])

Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066, H1136 [21FE])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H5746 [23JY])

American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H5451 [15JY])

Angola: peace talks (see H. Con. Res. 61, H2110 [9AP])

Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])

Armed Forces: establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H1475 [7MR])

———inclusion of service in the Army and Air Force exchange service for purposes of the retirement annuity plan (see H.R. 610, H2769 [2MY])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H782 [29JA])

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])

Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6538 [12SE])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H8335 [23OC])

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 2541, H3855 [4JN]

Boats: fees for recreational vessels (see H.R. 534, H825 [30JA])

Bonds: availability of U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 2734, H10723 [20NO])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207, H3038 [14MY])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 290, H5298 [9JY])

Business and industry: recognize the importance of financial services associations (see H. Con. Res. 135, H3163 [17MY])

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])

Census: decennial (see H.R. 3280, H6799 [24SE])

———ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H56 [3JA])

———enumeration of the homeless population (see H. Con. Res. 150, H4438 [12JN])

Children and youth: State health and education programs (see H.R. 2974, H6540 [12SE])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H4016 [5JN])

Coins and coinage: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see H.R. 500, H2016 [21MR])

Colleges and universities: promote increased access to higher education (see H.R. 1524, H6138 [30JY])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H2686 [1MY])

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H783 [29JA])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H6799 [24SE])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see H.R. 2546, H4015 [5JN])

———improve allocation and assignment to the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 531, H1670 [12MR])

Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2108 [9AP])

———purchase of recycled paper and paper products (see H.R. 242, H196 [10JA])

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James M. Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 2526, H5745 [23JY])

Conservation of energy: measures at Federal agencies (see H.R. 2452, H5211 [26JN])

———promote (see H.R. 776, H1914 [20MR])

———regional energy efficient lighting education centers (see H.R. 3285, H6720 [23SE])

Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204, H11891 [26NO])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judge for the Middle District of Tennessee (see H.R. 2710, H4866 [20JN])

Crime: penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 1551, H2013 [21MR])

———provide restitution to victims (see H.R. 1809, H2570 [29AP])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5746 [23JY])

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6879 [25SE])

Disabled: extend the independent living services program for older blind individuals (see H.R. 2437, H6798 [24SE])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6721 [23SE])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H2087 [22MR])

Ecology and environment: conservation of diversity of fish, wildlife, and biological systems (see H.R. 2082, H3037 [14MY])

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see H.R. 667, H3037 [14MY])

———enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H1670 [12MR])

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2016 [21MR])

———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H839 [31JA])

———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H5050 [25JN])

———promote the teaching of civics and character values in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2125, H2570 [29AP])

———recruitment of classroom teachers (see H.R. 2912, H8102 [17OC])

———reduce student loan defaults (see H.R. 1118, H2537 [24AP])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H994 [6FE])

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782, H11892 [26NO])

Elections: constitutional amendment relative to contributions and expenditures of congressional, Presidential, State, and local (see H.J. Res. 224, H2374 [17AP])

———participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 1339, H1774 [14MR]), H1787 [18MR]

Electric power: health effects of electric and magnetic fields (see H.R. 1483, H6940 [26SE])

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: regulation of preauthorization by consumer of electronic fund transfer (see H.R. 1493, H1849 [19MR])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H53 [3JA])

Europe: U.S. assistance guidelines and tax and business incentives for U.S. business investment (see H.R. 3735, H9579 [7NO])

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify application (see H.R. 1237, H2902 [8MY])

FCC: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to the amateur radio service (see H.R. 73, H1474 [7MR])

Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H3280 [20MY])

———allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H825 [30JA])

———early delivery of certain annuities checks (see H.R. 802, H4284 [11JN])

———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H2686 [1MY])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H1417 [5MR])

———honoraria (see H.R. 325, H782 [29JA])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H3495 [22MY])

———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H994 [6FE])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 83, H5451 [15JY])

Food: nutritional labeling in advertising (see H.R. 1662, H3739 [30MY])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])

Foreign trade: economic sanctions on foreign person trading nuclear equipment or technology under certain circumstances (see H.R. 830, H4556 [17JN])

———import of meat products from the EEC relative to the removal of certain trade barriers (see H.R. 3454, H11892 [26NO])

Forests: protection of remaining ancient forests on public lands (see H.R. 842, H987 [6FE])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3856 [4JN])

Gambling: prohibit sports gambling under State law (see H.R. 74, H6193 [31JY])

GATT: support efforts to protect world environment (see H. Con. Res. 227, H8334 [23OC])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H9044 [1NO])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H10545 [19NO])

Government regulation: procedures for assessment of impact on seizure of private property (see H.R. 1572, H2375 [17AP])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1671 [12MR])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])

Hazardous substances: study the prevalence and issues related to contamination of workers' homes with chemicals and substances transported from the workplace (see H.R. 845, H3710 [29MY])

Health: assess paperwork burden imposed on providers and beneficiaries of health care services (see H.R. 2625, H5342 [10JY])

———funding for syringes and needles that are not nonreusable (see H.R. 2951, H11891 [26NO])

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3904, H11114 [23NO])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H5651 [18JY])

———training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see H.R. 1466, H1848 [19MR])

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H5300 [9JY])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])

House of Representatives: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H2954 [9MY])

———recycling program (see H. Res. 96, H4868 [20JN])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H2962 [13MY])

———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H2109 [9AP])

Income: congressional, executive, and judicial salaries and pensions (see H.R. 2830, H5979 [29JY])

———treatment of telephone and electric cooperative pension plans (see H.R. 2031, H3280 [20MY])

Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H1326 [28FE])

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2181 [11AP])

Investments: issuance of super savings bonds (see H.R. 3570, H9494 [6NO])

Iraq: terminate most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 684, H2086 [22MR])

Israel: Arab boycott (see H. Con. Res. 118, H2471 [23AP])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])

Japan: semiconductor trade with the U.S. (see H. Res. 133, H2537 [24AP])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134, H2016 [21MR])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H6139 [30JY])

Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 130, H4187 [7JN])

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H3805 [3JN])

Law enforcement: establish the authority of criminal investigators in Inspectors General offices (see H.R. 1361, H3739 [30MY])

Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights: establish (see H.R. 2946, H6457 [11SE])

Lebanon: support efforts of President Bush to obtain release of hostages (see H. Con. Res. 107, H2903 [8MY])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])

Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H8919 [31OC])

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H4867 [20JN])

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H780 [29JA])

Medicaid: change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 459, H825 [30JA])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H8335 [23OC])

———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H1786 [18MR])

Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 3142, H6799 [24SE])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H5299 [9JY])

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H7648 [8OC])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])

Middle East: multinational diplomatic solution to conflict with Iraq (see H.J. Res. 48, H84 [4JA])

———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H685 [23JA])

Mining: protection of water resources during coal operations (see H.R. 3052, H7725 [9OC])

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H683 [23JA])

Monuments and memorials: establish memorial for Japanese American veterans (see H.J. Res. 271, H5267 [27JN])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])

Motor vehicles: national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2602 [30AP])

Motorcycle Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 107, H4613 [18JN])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H8335 [23OC])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H8189 [22OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H2087 [22MR])

National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318, H6941 [26SE])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H5911 [25JY])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H1473 [7MR])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2603 [30AP])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H5665 [22JY])

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H7981 [16OC])

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

National energy policy: establish (see H.R. 647, H1417 [5MR])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H7863 [15OC])

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 23, H1671 [12MR])

National Forest System Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 226, H5212 [26JN])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])

National Guard: Federal support of State defense forces (see H.R. 2001, H5596 [17JY]; H.R. 2081, H6457 [11SE])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1915 [20MR])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2017 [21MR])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H1476 [7MR])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1026 [19FE])

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H7551 [7OC])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])

National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H3371 [21MY])

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Parks Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276, H6194 [31JY])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H386 [11JA]; H.J. Res. 72, H1081 [20FE])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2602 [30AP])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H4868 [20JN])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5597 [17JY])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H892 [5FE])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2137 [10AP])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H4550 [13JN])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H8189 [22OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H7981 [16OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H1671 [12MR])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1162 [26FE])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H5212 [26JN])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H1476 [7MR])

National Senior Softball Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378, H12063 [3JA])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H2375 [17AP])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H7863 [15OC])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H5515 [16JY])

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293, H6941 [26SE])

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, H2399 [22AP])

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 614, H683 [23JA])

NSF: establish technical education and training programs (see H.R. 2936, H6194 [31JY])

Nuclear energy: standardize plant designs and improve the licensing and regulatory process (see H.R. 1184, H1323 [28FE])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H11892 [26NO])

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins for 100th anniversary (see H.R. 2385, H5979 [29JY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6676 [17SE])

Postal Service: distribution of voter registration forms with change-of-address forms (see H.R. 2669, H6799 [24SE])

———encourage mailers of second-class and third-class mail matter to use recycled paper (see H.R. 351, H2375 [17AP])

———use of post office space for State voter registration forms (see H.R. 2668, H6799 [24SE])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H6799 [24SE])

Public Health Service: regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see H.R. 3462, H7981 [16OC])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H2375 [17AP])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H890 [5FE])

———promote greater use of recycled paper for third-class mail matter (see H.R. 659, H854 [4FE])

———promote research (see H.R. 300, H79 [4JA])

———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H2375 [17AP])

Roads and highways: funding for bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 2101, H2564 [25AP])

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H994 [6FE])

Sec. of Veterans Affairs: scientific review of health effects of exposure to herbicides (see H.R. 556, H606 [18JA])

Senior citizens: nutrition services and intergenerational activities in schools (see H.R. 1737, H4016 [5JN])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7381 [3OC])

Small business: encourage joint manufacturing and distribution of products (see H.R. 1278, H1416 [5MR])

———enhance economic opportunities (see H.R. 2923, H6941 [26SE])

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H2262 [16AP])

Social Security: benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])

———earnings test for part-time service in public schools (see H.R. 1084, H1136 [21FE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H7200 [1OC])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H2179 [11AP])

Solid waste: require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see H.R. 2095, H2563 [25AP])

Soviet Union: lasting effects of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl (see H. Res. 140, H6603 [16SE])

———most-favored-nation status (see H. Con. Res. 162, H6388 [2AU])

———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H2770 [2MY])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5979 [29JY])

States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6690 [19SE])

Strategic petroleum reserve: drawdown to control oil prices (see H.R. 778, H1915 [20MR])

Student aid programs: legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1579 [11MR])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H2375 [17AP])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H2399 [22AP])

———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H3035 [14MY])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2188 [15AP])

———computing of deductions allowable to home day care providers for the business use of their homes (see H.R. 2008, H3495 [22MY])

———deductibility of veterans flight training expenses (see H.R. 1168, H3855 [4JN])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H5596 [17JY])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H7199 [1OC])

———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1081 [20FE])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H2016 [21MR])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H57 [3JA])

———fairness for farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 91, H10544 [19NO])

———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H5597 [17JY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1281 [27FE])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H2686 [1MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 77, H1025 [19FE]; H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H993 [6FE])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2262 [16AP])

———private retirement incentive employer matching plans (see H.R. 2294, H4550 [13JN])

———refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see H.R. 2242, H3806 [3JN])

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 673, H2016 [21MR]; H.R. 1186, H4867 [20JN])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1759 [13MR])

———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H6386 [2AU])

———treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 3166, H8496 [24OC])

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of payments made by electric utilities to customers to subsidize energy conservation services (see H.R. 1007, H1475 [7MR])

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2768, H7981 [16OC])

———withholding of income tax from wages paid for agricultural labor (see H.R. 924, H2108 [9AP])

Telecommunications: interstate pay-per-call technology and regulation of the audiotext industry (see H.R. 2330, H3035 [14MY])

Telephones: privacy of users (see H.R. 1305, H2109 [9AP])

———regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2109 [9AP])

Television: access of home satellite antenna users to video programming (see H.R. 3420, H8787 [30OC])

Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see H. Con. Res. 145, H3160 [16MY])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H1787 [18MR])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H6602 [16SE])

TVA: factors used to determine the order of retention of competing employees in force reductions (see H.R. 2285, H2952 [9MY])

Up With People Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 345, H7815 [11OC])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H1080 [20FE])

———benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473, H6456 [11SE])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3, H606 [18JA]; H.R. 321, H606 [18JA]

———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H7381 [3OC])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H6386 [2AU])

Volunteer workers: immunity from civil liability for certain individuals working for nonprofit organizations and governmental entities (see H.R. 911, H8101 [17OC])

Welk, Lawrence: repeal authority to use appropriations for rural development grants for the restoration of birthplace (see H.R. 772, H1080 [20FE])

Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330, H2375 [17AP])

Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H1670 [12MR])

———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H6456 [11SE])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (see H.R. 2854, H10269 [14NO])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H7314 [2OC])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H8102 [17OC])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])

———Federal retirement credit for Cadet Nurse Corps service (see H.R. 1752, H3805 [3JN])

Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H8121 [21OC])

Yugoslavia: cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict (see H. Con. Res. 211, H7551 [7OC])

Essays: Voice of Democracy

McBroom, Amy D., E1283 [17AP]

Remarks by, on

Aroostook Band of Micmacs: settlement of certain claims (H.R. 932), consideration (H. Res. 269), H9652 [12NO]

Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorizing additional construction appropriations (H.R. 429), consideration (H. Res. 178), H4799, H4802 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), waiving all points of order against the conference report (H. Res. 281), H10367, H10370, H10376 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorizing appropriations for BLM and improving public lands management (H.R. 1096), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5672, H5678 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), waiving certain points of order during consideration (H. Res. 179), H4898, H4902, H4906 [24JN]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9775 [13NO]

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 275), H9712, H9715, H9721 [13NO]

Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (H.R. 2369), consideration (H. Res. 240), H7829, H7830 [15OC]

Hartsville, TN: tribute to Trousdale County High School football champions, E211 [17JA]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Volunteer States Cheerleading and Twirling Academy, E311 [28JA]

Insurance: revise national flood insurance program (H.R. 1236), consideration (H. Res. 138), H2618, H2619 [1MY]

J.E. (Eddie) Russell Post Office, Monterey, TN: designate (S. 674), H4875 [24JN]

Lanier, H. Miller: FAA silver medal recipient, E1511 [30AP]

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), consideration (H. Res. 148), H2995 [14MY]

Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Exchange Club, E1856 [20MY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 218), H2145 [11AP]

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), consideration (H. Res. 148), H2995 [14MY]

Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (H.R. 2370), H6767 [24SE]

———expand boundaries (H.R. 3881), H11095 [23NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H547 [17JA], H978 [6FE], H3278 [20MY], H10840 [21NO]

House of Representatives: Democratic objectors for consent and private calendars, H7110 [1OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2, To Entitle Employees to Family Leave Involving a Birth, Adoption, or Serious Health Condition With Protection of Benefits: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 102-303), H9699 [12NO]

Consideration of H.R. 932, Settlement of Certain Claims of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 102-288), H9392 [5NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1096, Authorizing Appropriations for BLM and To Improve Public Lands Management: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 102-154), H5512 [16JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1236, Revise National Flood Insurance Program: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 138) (H. Rept. 102-44), H2601 [30AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2100, Authorizing Appropriations for Dept. of Defense Military Functions and To Prescribe Military Personnel Levels: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 102-316), H10268 [14NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2369, Establishment of Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 240) (H. Rept. 102-245), H7647 [8OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2900, Improvement in Supervision and Regulation of FNMA, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Student Loan Marketing Association, and Farm Credit System: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 102-218), H6797 [24SE]

Consideration of S. 248, Designation of Segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 148 (H. Rept. 102-55), H2951 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 102-118), H4866 [20JN]

National Policy To Control Crime and Reform Court Procedures: Committee on Rules (H.R. 3371) (H. Rept. 102-250), H7803 [11OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Education and Labor: Higher Education Act Reauthorization, D633 [21MY]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Audiotext Regulation (H.R. 328), D209 [28FE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Stones River National Battlefield Boundaries (S. 1772 and H.R. 2370), D1391 [7NO]

Committee on House Administration: Campaign Finance Reform, D563 [9MY]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Morristown National Historical Park Additional Land (S. 363; H.R. 2035), D930 [18JY]

———Stones River National Battlefield Boundaries Expansion (H.R. 2370), D930 [18JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 269, consideration of H.R. 932, settle certain claims of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, H9652 [12NO]

Tributes

Borum, Tracey, E3663 [1NO]

Emery, Ralph, E3983 [22NO]

Grantham, Billy, E184 [16JA]

Herron, Dan, E188 [16JA]

Walker, James E., E499 [7FE]