PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3607, H3662 [10JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5778 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2445 [8MY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9502 [23OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8727 [8OC]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H9502 [23OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1893 [24AP]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H5177 [11JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin (see H. Con. Res. 16), H890 [11MR]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1186 [19MR]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5022 [9JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10956 [13NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1392 [9AP]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H802 [6MR]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H7263 [11SE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 175), H4646 [25JN]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1543 [15AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H949 [12MR]

Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H3170 [21MY]

———continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6798 [3SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3924 [18JN]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6707 [31JY]

———expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086), H10955 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H2446 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555), H7910 [25SE]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3720 [11JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3924 [18JN]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H3070 [20MY]

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. 2351), H8929 [21OC]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]

———establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]

———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1611 [16AP]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3865 [17JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H6918 [4SE]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H287 [4FE]

ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226), H5664 [23JY]

———improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H6026 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]

———State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1543 [15AP]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H9865 [31OC]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H9865 [31OC]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H3804 [16JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H4913 [8JY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H10956 [13NO]

Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5826 [25JY]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3865 [17JN]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———expand research relative to environmental and genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413), H1793 [23AP]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H4836 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H5183 [14JY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1392 [9AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]

House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53), H524 [12FE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5132 [10JY]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H768 [5MR]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1988 [29AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8265 [30SE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H6798 [3SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1186 [19MR]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 130), H8728 [8OC]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5491 [21JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H6707 [31JY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H524 [12FE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H245 [21JA]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H6798 [3SE]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3924 [18JN]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H8929 [21OC]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3170 [21MY]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H8929 [21OC]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]

———sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H3797 [12JN]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H10421 [8NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H2590 [13MY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4087 [19JN]

Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3804 [16JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H4913 [8JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1456 [14AP]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1989 [29AP]

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), H586 [13FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H6798 [3SE]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H2446 [8MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4132 [20JN]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H8633 [7OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H804 [6MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H1795 [23AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3274 [3JN]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1110 [18MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H7911 [25SE]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H3204 [22MY]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3865 [17JN]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H6919 [4SE]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 115), H1611 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 22), H588 [13FE]

Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6406 [30JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

Taxation: treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H2783 [15MY]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

Remarks

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3826 [17JN]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9524 [24OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9524 [24OC]

Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo (H. Res. 273), H10884 [13NO]

Black History Month: observance, H439, H440 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6658 [31JY]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H3547 [5JN]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9626 [29OC]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: lift ban on humanitarian assistance, H3607 [10JN]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5460 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5460 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7389 [17SE]

Dept. of HUD: housing assistance programs, H8683 [8OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (H.R. 1377), H3084, H3087 [21MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3518 [5JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6985 [8SE], H7389 [17SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8683 [8OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8803 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8803 [9OC]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to city employees, E2361 [13NO]

Education: distribution of vocational education funding relative to income and population density, H5431 [17JY]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6985 [8SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5431 [17JY]

Elizabeth, NJ: William F. Halloran Alternative School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2210 [7NO]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1128 [19MR]

Federal Bronze Casting Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1578 [1AU]

Foreign aid: African Development Fund funding, E1656 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), E1656 [4SE]

Fox Hills Industries, Inc.: anniversary, E1578 [1AU]

Guyana: independence anniversary, E1003 [21MY]

Hillside, NJ: tribute to Urban Enterprise Zone Program, E823 [5MY]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E928 [14MY]

National Black Law Students Association: tribute, E501 [18MR]

New Jersey: tribute to National Association of Women Business Owners chapter, E537 [20MR]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Essex Catholic High School, E2357 [13NO]

———Men of Essex (organization) Essex Award recipients, E1005 [21MY]

———tribute to Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church, E1226 [17JN]

Omega Psi Phi (fraternal organization): anniversary, E35 [7JA]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1580 [16AP]

Sudan: sanctions relative to religious freedom and terrorism, H3518 [5JN]

Taxation: rates, H6658 [31JY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans, H6658 [31JY]

University of California at San Diego: tribute to Black Beauticians Health Promotion Program, E359 [3MR]

YWCA: tribute to Essex and Hudson Counties, NJ, Women of Influence Award recipients, E2008 [9OC]

Zaire: democracy efforts (H. Res. 115), H1685 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9557 [24OC]

Special order: granted, H4644 [25JN], H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]

Tributes

Allen, Edward, E2358 [13NO]

Amaker, Tommy, E1884 [29SE]

Booker, Irvin B., E2374 [13NO]

Brennan, William J., Jr., H6014 [29JY]

Cary, Eunice F., E798 [30AP]

Chen, Stephen, E2298 [10NO]

Cooper, Cardell, E2361 [13NO]

Gibson, Althea, E970 [19MY]

Helms, Mildred, E1239 [17JN]

Khan, Ricardo M., E1061 [23MY]

McCray-Crank, Doris, E1585 [1AU]

Miller, Julia, E2056 [23OC]

Oliver, William H., E1173 [10JN]

Shabazz, Betty, H6777 [3SE]

Smart, Edward D., Jr., E1227 [17JN]

Walker, Vatice, E1112 [4JN]

Williams, Sallie P., E2248 [8NO]