WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H1611 [16AP]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H9730 [29OC]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5664 [23JY]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H5183 [14JY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

———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]

———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 900), H1441 [10AP]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H346 [5FE]

———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), H1260 [20MR]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H7263 [11SE]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H8265 [30SE]

———provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 1915), H10768 [12NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3865 [17JN]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H4339 [24JN]

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

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

Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8633 [7OC]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H5826 [25JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H3170 [21MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8929 [21OC]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7008 [8SE]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3720 [11JN]

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

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

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1989 [29AP]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]

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

———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), H1340 [8AP]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5665 [23JY]

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), H1892 [24AP]

———protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558), H1707 [17AP]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8438 [6OC]

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: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H7830 [24SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1439 [10AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279), H5916 [28JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H8833 [9OC]

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

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H245 [21JA]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H4087 [19JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H3923 [18JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

———classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H9559 [24OC]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H3660 [10JN]

———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H5177 [11JY]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H8929 [21OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic needles (see H.R. 2212), H7263 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]

———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6716 [1AU]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H1339 [8AP]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H152 [9JA]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H8633 [7OC]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6918 [4SE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1456 [14AP]

———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: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H4913 [8JY]

Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H4087 [19JN]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H4087 [19JN]

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), H10768 [12NO]

———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.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8), H1040 [17MR], H7263 [11SE]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]

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), H6706 [31JY]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H4222 [23JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H3204 [22MY]

———improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228), H7911 [25SE]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]

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

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H9615 [28OC]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2091 [30AP]

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), H10957 [13NO]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

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. 234), H1186 [19MR]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H6918 [4SE]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2445 [8MY]

———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), H890 [11MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H10768 [12NO]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4835 [26JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H2157 [1MY]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H1262 [20MR]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H4913 [8JY]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H10421 [8NO]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4647 [25JN]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H6707 [31JY]

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

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8439 [6OC]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H5570 [22JY]

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

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

———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), H7911 [25SE]

———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. 1749), H5183 [14JY]

———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), H3070 [20MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1258 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H2157 [1MY]

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

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H4913 [8JY]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5131 [10JY]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9614 [28OC]

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]

———authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5917 [28JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]

House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H3924 [18JN]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

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

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H3170 [21MY]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H702 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]

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

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H10956 [13NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2488 [12MY]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8834 [9OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1892 [24AP]

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), H5570 [22JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H9730 [29OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

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), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]

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

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

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]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H949 [12MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1795 [23AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H244 [21JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3274 [3JN]

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

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H9614 [28OC]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2784 [15MY]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H6918 [4SE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2254 [6MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H4086 [19JN]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services (see H.R. 734), H1262 [20MR]

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

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H9615 [28OC]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H3568 [5JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H8438 [6OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

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

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

National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H5917 [28JY]

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

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

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

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

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

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H5177 [11JY]

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

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1909 [28AP]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H7008 [8SE]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3578 [7JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H889 [11MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 1776, 2199; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H6026 [29JY], H6918 [4SE], H7600 [18SE], H9614 [28OC]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H7119 [9SE]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H9614 [28OC]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H2254 [6MY]

———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1612 [16AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6918 [4SE]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H7119 [9SE]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H3204 [22MY]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H4132 [20JN]

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), H7263 [11SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1794 [23AP]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H3476 [4JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H4086 [19JN]

———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H8929 [21OC]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H9615 [28OC]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H4647 [25JN]

———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3274 [3JN]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]

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), H6706 [31JY]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2189), H5486 [17JY]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H4086 [19JN]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2254 [6MY]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H5826 [25JY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H1262 [20MR]

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

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H2254 [6MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H5570 [22JY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H2157 [1MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10421 [8NO]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H243 [21JA]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H4087 [19JN]

———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H169 [20JA]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H6406 [30JY]

———treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses (see H.R. 1380), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H890 [11MR]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H3660 [10JN]

———treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724), H2446 [8MY]

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), H10768 [12NO]

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

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H2157 [1MY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6919 [4SE]

Transportation: 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.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4914 [8JY]

———participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6406 [30JY]

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), H3804 [16JN]

———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H8055 [26SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H589 [13FE], H8438 [6OC]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H5401 [16JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H2445 [8MY]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1426), H4836 [26JN]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]

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: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

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

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5177 [11JY]

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

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H701 [27FE]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: county grants to carry out State programs to provide training to parents on early childhood development and child care (see H.R. 2452), H7199 [10SE]

Diseases: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H9038 [22OC]

Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150), H7199 [10SE]

———grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 3085), H10955 [13NO]

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H669 [26FE]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2427), H7008 [8SE], H7118 [9SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 496), H244 [21JA]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1135, 1995), H1186 [19MR], H4086 [19JN]

Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616), H2679 [14MY]

———prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable child care (see H.R. 1615), H2679 [14MY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H453 [11FE]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H7840 [25SE]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9810 [31OC]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4058 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1209 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 262), H8644 [8OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5721 [24JY]

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H520 [12FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, H3641 [10JN]

Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, H6357 [30JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7069 [9SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4809 [26JN], H5011 [9JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4571 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2970 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H913 [12MR]

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment: compliance with funding match requirements, H7179 [10SE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9810 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5721 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4058 [19JN], H4106 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5982 [29JY]

———Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile funding, H4106 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7047 [9SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3484 [5JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6943 [5SE], H7047, H7069 [9SE], H7179 [10SE]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9827 [31OC]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6943 [5SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5435 [17JY], H5528 [22JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5435 [17JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9827 [31OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2801 [16MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1129, H1150 [19MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3484 [5JN], H6840 [4SE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H562 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6357 [30JY], H6840 [4SE]

Health: improve health care services for women, H1962 [29AP]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1041 [18MR]

NASA: launch of Cassini space probe to explore Saturn, H7724 [23SE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (H.R. 1995), H4310 [24JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H3280 [4JN], H6924 [5SE], H7204 [11SE], H7535 [18SE], H7838 [25SE], H9505 [24OC]

Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissible work activity (H.R. 1616), H2429 [8MY], H3172 [22MY]

———prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable child care (H.R. 1615), H2429 [8MY]

Taxation: rates, H4809 [26JN], H5011 [9JY], E1099 [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3890 [18JN], H5270 [15JY], H7715 [23SE]

WIC: funding, H1962 [29AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5295 [15JY], H7724 [23SE]

Special order: granted, H2440 [8MY], H3656 [10JN], H4083 [19JN], H4337 [24JN]

Tributes

Bariski, Nick, E501 [18MR]

Beittel, Sue, E1303 [24JN]

Breiner, Richard H., E219 [11FE]

Capps, Walter H., E2152 [31OC]

Chow, Paul, E1405 [11JY]

DeWitt, Dennis, E1636 [3SE]

Giacomini, Gary, E216 [11FE]

Gray, Ernest J., E2219 [7NO]

Gray, Gilbert, E796 [30AP]

Ohki, Edwin, E921 [14MY]

Rice, Howard L., E848 [6MY]

Sater, Rex, E582 [8AP]

Scharer, John, E283 [13FE]