TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2446 [8MY], H2558 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

DSP Hurt in Brickbatting, Chandigarh (India) Tribune, E2146 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5021 [9JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7199 [10SE]

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]

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]

Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957), H10420 [8NO]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3569 [5JN]

———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), H10172 [6NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H10172 [6NO]

———postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

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

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8054 [26SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H5569 [22JY]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9614 [28OC]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H1541 [15AP]

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

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H2590 [13MY]

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

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

Courts: 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), H1795 [23AP]

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

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H4133 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5778 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1631), H3660 [10JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H8928 [21OC]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H1261 [20MR]

———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), H245 [21JA]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3476 [4JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2156 [1MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H10956 [13NO]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9614 [28OC]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H1262 [20MR]

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

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H1261 [20MR]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8929 [21OC]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———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), H3202 [22MY]

———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), H1795 [23AP]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———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), H3797 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

———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]

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

Education: 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 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]

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

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H150 [9JA]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]

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

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H1611 [16AP]

ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H1262 [20MR]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H949 [12MR]

———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), H8834 [9OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971), H4085 [19JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: classification and performance standards for devices (see H.R. 1527), H2156 [1MY]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

———requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208), H5569 [22JY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

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

Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H9729 [29OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3274 [3JN]

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]

———require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1794 [23AP]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H3213 [30MY]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H153 [9JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6707 [31JY]

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

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H949 [12MR], H4132 [20JN]

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

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]

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

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

———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]

———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), H2156 [1MY]

———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]

———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]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H948 [12MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H3568 [5JN]

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

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7911 [25SE]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H9502 [23OC]

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

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10768 [12NO]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H4339 [24JN]

———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1802), H4222 [23JN]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8833 [9OC]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H144 [9JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H1892 [24AP]

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

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8265 [30SE]

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]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6026 [29JY]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10421 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H242 [21JA]

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

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1715 [21AP]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H2089 [30AP]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018), H4338 [24JN]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1612 [16AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H589 [13FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H392 [6FE], H1542 [15AP]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1892 [24AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1018 [13MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H4913 [8JY]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H3659 [10JN]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H7601 [18SE]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8439 [6OC]

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

Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H349 [5FE]

New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]

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), H1707 [17AP]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1187 [19MR]

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, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

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

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H589 [13FE]

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

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H3568 [5JN]

———limit commercial nonpostal services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 198), H5827 [25JY]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330, 1367), H1541 [15AP], H4647 [25JN]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

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 welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H950 [12MR]

———extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]

———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]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

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), H1541 [15AP]

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), H2590 [13MY]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

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), H804 [6MR]

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

———install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612), H347 [5FE], H889 [11MR]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H10421 [8NO]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1262 [20MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016), H1795 [23AP]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1339 [8AP]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H453 [11FE]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 539), H702 [27FE]

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

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4647 [25JN]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H2351 [7MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H889 [11MR]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H1794 [23AP]

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

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

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

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1611 [16AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H5570 [22JY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H9730 [29OC]

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

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

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H524 [12FE]

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

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H5183 [14JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H2680 [14MY]

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

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

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

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), H1288 [21MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

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]

———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H7365 [16SE]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10421 [8NO]

———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

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), 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), H6798 [3SE]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365), H151 [9JA]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361), H151 [9JA]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research Program and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 363), H151 [9JA]

Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes (see H.R. 2423), H6962 [5SE]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H348 [5FE]

Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 357), H151 [9JA]

———establish community-based managed care programs in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356), H150 [9JA]

———maintenance of certain health information when a health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business (see H.R. 2105), H4835 [26JN]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 362), H151 [9JA]

Insurance: protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H889 [11MR]

Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 359), H151 [9JA]

———reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358), H151 [9JA]

Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 364), H151 [9JA]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H701 [27FE]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H701 [27FE]

Patents: renewal for quotation monitoring unit (see H.R. 381), H156 [9JA]

Refuse disposal: prohibit international export and import of certain solid waste (see H.R. 360), H151 [9JA]

Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 2928), H10418 [8NO]

Factsheets

Happy 298th Birthday to Khalsa Panth: Council of Khalistan, E663 [15AP]

Press releases

Dr. Aulakh Condemns Indian Government Bombings of Market and Train in Delhi Area: Council of Khalistan, E1994 [9OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2743 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E746 [24AP]

Brooklyn, NY: opening of Bishop B. Hucles Nursing Home, E839 [5MY]

Bushwick Geographic Targeting Task Force: tribute to substance abuse prevention programs, E469 [13MR]

Church Women United (organization): tribute, E497 [18MR]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4097 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4097 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (H.R. 363), H1945 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes (H.R. 2423), E1637 [3SE], E1677 [5SE]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (H. Res. 40), E216 [11FE]

Edmonds Group (business): tribute, E1391 [10JY]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8481 [7OC]

Health: role of community health centers, H9724 [29OC]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H2235 [6MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2235 [6MY], H2558 [13MY]

India: anniversary of desecration of Golden Temple, E1113 [4JN]

———anniversary of Khalsa Panth, E663 [15AP]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1113 [4JN], E1994, E1996 [9OC]

———police actions at Ludhiana religious festival, E2146 [30OC]

Jamaica: independence anniversary, E1601 [1AU]

Little Wonders of the World, Inc.: tribute, E1224 [17JN]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4874 [8JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, E827 [5MY]

———observance of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Week, E147 [4FE]

———tribute to Public School 208 students, E1226 [17JN]

———tribute to Save Our Youth Initiative Congressional Youth Council, E1261 [19JN]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorize, H8481 [7OC]

Public housing: require housing agencies to conduct an assessment to identify pest control problems and effectiveness in eradicating or controlling such problems, H2558 [13MY]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2743 [15MY]

State University of New York: anniversary of the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, E2171 [4NO]

Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (H.R. 2928), H10353 [8NO]

United Parcel Service: tribute for aircraft noise reduction, E519 [19MR]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), H4219 [23JN]

Statements

Jamaican Independence Anniversary: P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, E1601 [1AU]

———Richard L. Bernal, E1601 [1AU]

Texts of

H.R. 2423, Nursing Home Public Information Act, E1637 [3SE]

Tributes

Allen, Oscar C. and Hattie Lawson, E1309 [24JN]

Allen, Reginald B., E2176 [4NO]

Arya, Yashpal, E1388 [10JY]

Bacon-Finch, Delores, E1773 [17SE]

Britton Fraser, Beverly, E270 [13FE]

Brown, Arnold, E1705 [9SE]

Bynum, Virginia W., E795 [30AP]

Campanelli, Peter C., E1388 [10JY]

Carter, Edward A., E1139 [5JN]

Daughtry, Karen S., E2250 [8NO]

De Leon, Alicia Ponce, E1704 [9SE]

Diaz, Lydia M., E280 [13FE]

Douglas, Brian, E1390 [10JY]

Dukes, Hazel, E1343 [27JN]

Edwards, Seth, E1391 [10JY]

Epps, Bonnie M., E305 [25FE]

Faison, Barbara, E1142 [5JN]

Falcone, Lisa, E303 [25FE]

Farmer, James, H1871 [24AP]

Foster, Lavar, E1229 [17JN]

Gamble, James and Anna Mae, E2173 [4NO]

Glenn, Salena, E276 [13FE]

Greenwood, Monique A., E356 [3MR]

Hall, W.J., E1909 [2OC]

Headley, DeCosta, E1389 [10JY]

Hirsh, Morti, E1392 [10JY]

Holgate-Wilkins, Danyce, E286 [13FE]

James, Julia L., E358 [3MR]

Jeffries, Bob, E384 [5MR]

Johnson, Angelyn D., E1702 [9SE]

Layne, Phoebe, E1706 [9SE]

Lee Teng-hui, E1040 [22MY]

Lonardo, Frank, E1389 [10JY]

Lyon, Priscilla, E267 [13FE]

Martin, Jesse, E1705 [9SE]

Martinez, Juan D., E1706 [9SE]

McCabe, Eugene L., E1341 [27JN]

Miranda, Marcelle, E1707 [9SE]

Moore, Audrey, E881 [8MY]

Pearson, Darren, E1702 [9SE]

Pearson, Darren K., E1140 [5JN]

Phanelson, Vera, E2179 [4NO]

Pratt, John L., Sr., E487 [17MR]

Reaves, Robert L.A., E360 [3MR]

Rivers, Shaliek, E1229 [17JN]

Robinson, Jackie, H1519 [15AP]

Schuckman, Nancy L., E2174 [4NO]

Simpson, Charles E., E1389 [10JY]

Taylor, Yvonne M., E171 [5FE]

Ward, Jacqueline D., E302 [25FE]

Watson, Anthony, E1390 [10JY]

Williams, Enoch H., E2169, E2177 [4NO]

Wren, Willie, Sr., E1706 [9SE]