HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H7912 [25SE]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H818 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H9615 [28OC]

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8727 [8OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

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

Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1438 [10AP]

———FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H3476 [4JN]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H7365 [16SE]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2445 [8MY]

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H2351 [7MY]

———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2351 [7MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

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]

———prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H629 [25FE]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and protection (see H.R. 2149), H6918 [4SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]

Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8439 [6OC]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5487 [17JY]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H9615 [28OC]

———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H2091 [30AP]

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

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H8929 [21OC]

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H10769 [12NO]

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]

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

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1288 [21MR]

———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]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H2680 [14MY]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H6798 [3SE]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

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

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H3720 [11JN]

———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]

Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9615 [28OC]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554), H8439 [6OC]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93), H1893 [24AP]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H8265 [30SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]

Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]

Courts: conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H5177 [11JY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5664 [23JY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]

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

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285), H2156 [1MY]

———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6407 [30JY]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H2156 [1MY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H2156 [1MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7263 [11SE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H2254 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H585 [13FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1542 [15AP]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H2875 [16MY]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

Diseases: 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]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H2254 [6MY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H5132 [10JY]

———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]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H3924 [18JN]

———assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H1706 [17AP]

———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), H6704 [31JY]

———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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR], H1040 [17MR]

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

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H5022 [9JY]

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

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

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H812 [10MR]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]

Employment: 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), H1989 [29AP]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H768 [5MR]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H9558 [24OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 191, 234), H286 [4FE], H1988 [29AP]

FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757), H9729 [29OC]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H768 [5MR]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2156 [1MY]

———computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H702 [27FE]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H8929 [21OC]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9801 [30OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H5297 [15JY]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H8633 [7OC]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H7730 [23SE]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H7730 [23SE]

———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2590 [13MY]

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

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442), H3568 [5JN]

———expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (see H.R. 2119), H7199 [10SE]

———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 1160), H3568 [5JN]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H2783 [15MY]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H590 [13FE]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H9559 [24OC]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]

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

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H768 [5MR]

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

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

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H768 [5MR]

———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]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H768 [5MR]

———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), H768 [5MR]

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

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H151 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1795 [23AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H1440 [10AP]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H1794 [23AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5826 [25JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7831 [24SE]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H701 [27FE]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H889 [11MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H3274 [3JN]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H347 [5FE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H5022 [9JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

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

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H7199 [10SE]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H2255 [6MY]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H3720 [11JN]

Medicare: coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H2590 [13MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H725 [4MR]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H804 [6MR]

———improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H2254 [6MY]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H767 [5MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2446 [8MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H452 [11FE], H5569 [22JY]

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

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H629 [25FE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H6798 [3SE]

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

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1019 [13MR]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

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 Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5487 [17JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H3661 [10JN]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

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

NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]

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]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H709 [3MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H285 [4FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2199, 2777), H286 [4FE], H346 [5FE], H5486 [17JY], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H5132 [10JY]

———maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8633 [7OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H4647 [25JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482), H702 [27FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H10172 [6NO]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

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]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H7199 [10SE]

———modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2488 [12MY]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [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), H3204 [22MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]

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]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H3070 [20MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H285 [4FE]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H1795 [23AP]

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H725 [4MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H2445 [8MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H1989 [29AP]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2590 [13MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195, 1763), H1339 [8AP], H7119 [9SE]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H2351 [7MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H347 [5FE]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1794 [23AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H3660 [10JN]

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

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 841), H1542 [15AP]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8300 [1OC]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H1018 [13MR]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H724 [4MR]

———promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel (see H.R. 286), H2156 [1MY]

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), H669 [26FE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10957 [13NO]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1414), H1793 [23AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1186 [19MR]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H702 [27FE]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H285 [4FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H285, H286 [4FE], H8833 [9OC]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H669 [26FE]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7730 [23SE]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1260 [20MR]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H4222 [23JN]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

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), H3213 [30MY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1988 [29AP]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5570 [22JY]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8834 [9OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H4646 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign health care professionals to facilities in States in which they are licensed and follow State death certificate filing requirements (see H.R. 2338), H6704 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H3720 [11JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2156 [1MY]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H1259 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible work activity (see H.R. 2025), H4338 [24JN]

Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054), H4646 [25JN]

Taxation: retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

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

Letters

National Monument Fairness Act: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, H8413 [6OC]

Proposals

Public Lands Funding Initiative: several special interest groups, E505-E507 [18MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5673 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5673 [24JY]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5229 [15JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4564 [25JN]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1985 [9OC]

———political reform, E864 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7338 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5229 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7338 [16SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6819 [4SE]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (S.J. Res. 29), H4852 [8JY]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6819 [4SE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1609), E1141 [5JN]

———tribute to bicyclists for support of bicycle and pedestrian provisions, E1141 [5JN]

Lawrence H. Cooke Sullivan County Courthouse, Monticello, NY: dedication, E1791 [18SE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), H8403, H8412 [6OC]

———prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (H. Res. 256), H8282, H8283 [1OC]

Newspapers: influence of advertisers on content, H1799 [24AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7735 [24SE]

Point of order, H7741 [24SE]

Public lands: establish grazing fees for foreign-owned or controlled corporations, H9760 [30OC]

———funding for protection and restoration, E505 [18MR]

———uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9760 [30OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8542 [7OC]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax, H3870 [18JN], H3931 [19JN]

———rates, H3931 [19JN]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8542 [7OC]

Votes: position on missed, H8253 [30SE], E1002 [21MY]

WIC: funding, H2354 [8MY], H2687 [15MY], H5673 [24JY]

Statements

Protection of Public Lands: Theodore Roosevelt IV, E505 [18MR]

Tributes

Bates, Peg Leg, E1987 [9OC]

Brown, Robert T., E554 [21MR]

Hu, Jason, E1600 [1AU]

Hu, Jason C., E1985 [9OC]

Lee Teng-hui, E1985 [9OC]

Musialkiewicz, Thaddeus (Ted), E2309 [10NO]

Roach, Thomas W., Jr., E899 [13MY]

Stone, Lester R., Jr., E780 [29AP]

Wasser, Joseph, E2312 [10NO]