SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5301 [15JY], H5488 [17JY], H5683 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2592 [13MY], H2750 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4028 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5919 [28JY], H5940 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3628, H3662 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5022, H5023 [9JY], H5077 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7120 [9SE], H7476 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H6027 [29JY], H7120 [9SE], H7870 [25SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4647 [25JN], H4961 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H8300 [1OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H5569 [22JY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H3476 [4JN]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H3476 [4JN]

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

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H5132 [10JY]

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

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H7008 [8SE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H6918 [4SE]

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

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

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H3203 [22MY]

Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664), H3069 [20MY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H10172 [6NO]

———end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6707 [31JY]

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

———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]

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

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]

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

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

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9502 [23OC]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H5132 [10JY]

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]

———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1765), H3924 [18JN]

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

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

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]

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

Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H6707 [31JY]

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

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

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

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

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]

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]

———classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1397), H1706 [17AP]

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]

Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance program (see H.R. 2257), H7911 [25SE]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H590 [13FE]

———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]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H453 [11FE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1340 [8AP]

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

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), H8633 [7OC]

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), 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]

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

———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), H2875 [16MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H3661 [10JN]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]

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

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

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

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]

———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), H1795 [23AP]

Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H4834 [26JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]

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]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H9502 [23OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8265 [30SE]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8265 [30SE]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H6798 [3SE]

Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child labor (see H.R. 2677, 2678), H8928 [21OC]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H4914 [8JY]

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]

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. 211), H146 [9JA]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H9039 [22OC]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3924 [18JN]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4836 [26JN]

———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), H524 [12FE]

———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, 820, 1749), H150 [9JA], H890 [11MR], H3203 [22MY]

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

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

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H4836 [26JN]

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

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

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H1340 [8AP]

———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1456 [14AP]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8727 [8OC]

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

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1893 [24AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H590 [13FE]

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

———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H10421 [8NO]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H3204 [22MY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H702 [27FE]

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

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

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

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

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2254 [6MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H889 [11MR]

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

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]

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

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H2784 [15MY]

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

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]

———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), H1018 [13MR]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H9614 [28OC]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H452 [11FE], H9801 [30OC]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1893 [24AP]

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H7830 [24SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843), H3659 [10JN]

———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), H8929 [21OC]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H8633 [7OC]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]

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

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]

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

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

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

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), H4087 [19JN]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H151 [9JA]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H1392 [9AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H702 [27FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2199), H346 [5FE], H5486 [17JY]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H1543 [15AP]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1892 [24AP]

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

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H890 [11MR]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H6716 [1AU]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H3204 [22MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H6798 [3SE]

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

Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2681), H8928 [21OC]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]

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), H6407 [30JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

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

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

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H804 [6MR]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]

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

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H346 [5FE]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]

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

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

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

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 2642), H8727 [8OC]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2091 [30AP]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H2680 [14MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 69), H524 [12FE], H767 [5MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]

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

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

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1707 [17AP]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H7365 [16SE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H2156 [1MY]

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), H8633 [7OC]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5401 [16JY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387, 2390), H7528 [17SE], H7601 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H2446 [8MY]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H6406 [30JY]

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]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H949 [12MR]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3804 [16JN]

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

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

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

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

Women: 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), H4133 [20JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2068), H4646 [25JN]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H889 [11MR]

Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [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), H587 [13FE]

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]

Crime: national summit of sports, political, community, and media leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual violence (see H. Con. Res. 29), H701 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H393 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: encourage international financial institutions compliance with certain fair labor laws (see H. Res. 334), H10955 [13NO]

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

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 2012), H4221 [23JN]

Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H4646 [25JN]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1018 [13MR]

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

Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071), H4646 [25JN]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2278), H5916 [28JY]

National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see H.R. 2012), H4221 [23JN]

Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H889 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committees of the House: election to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (see H. Res. 14), H70 [7JA], H156 [9JA]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Genzlinger, Micah, E502 [18MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5684 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2750 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4688 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6309 [30JY], H6638 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6629 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4558 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6309 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3081 [21MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, H3259, H3262, H3263 [3JN], H3668 [11JN]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China, H3629 [10JN]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2258 [7MY]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (H.R. 795), E266 [13FE]

Crime: national summit of sports, political, community, and media leaders to develop a plan to deter acts of domestic and sexual violence (H. Con. Res. 29), E1095 [3JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Meals on Wheels Program funding, H5684 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4028, H4031 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3939 [19JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H5950 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5940, H5950 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3624, H3629 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5077, H5079, H5080, H5082, H5087 [10JY], H5155 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5357 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7476 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7790 [24SE], H7870, H7872, H7873, H7876 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7202 [11SE], E1711 [10SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), H7145 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5357 [16JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), E1035 [22MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H3646, H3651, H3652, H3653 [10JN]

Elections: voter participation, H3646 [10JN]

Employment: labor and trade policies, H3264, H3265 [3JN]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, E1163 [10JN]

Eximbank: financial assistance preference to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (H.R. 2069), E1328 [25JN]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8192, H8198 [30SE]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (H. Res. 255), H8186 [30SE]

FDA: personnel funding, H5684 [24JY]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3624 [10JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor, H7476 [17SE]

———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (H.R. 2475), E1749 [15SE]

GAO: release of report relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H3811 [17JN]

Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (H.R. 2071), E1324 [25JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7875 [25SE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6309 [30JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2043 [30AP], H2143, H2146 [1MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 1117), E509 [18MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4961 [9JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), consideration (H. Res. 179), H4947 [9JY]

Marsh-Billing National Historic Park: funding, H5087 [10JY]

Medicare: reform, H4688 [26JN]

Minimum wage: level, H3264, H3265 [3JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1970, H1972, H1973, H1975 [29AP], H2581, H2582, H2583, H2584 [13MY], H3259, H3262, H3263 [3JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5155 [11JY]

National Guard: Child Outreach Program funding, H5940 [29JY]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), E1159 [10JN]

Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7870, H7873, H7876 [25SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7870 [25SE]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2143, H2146 [1MY]

Public lands: Payment In Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H5077, H5079, H5080, H5082 [10JY]

Safety: prohibit transportation of radioactive waste through certain incorporated areas, H8535 [7OC]

SBA: Small Business Development Center Program funding, H7790 [24SE]

Taxation: rates, H3081 [21MY], H4558 [25JN], H4688 [26JN], H6629, H6638 [31JY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8521, H8535 [7OC]

———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8516 [7OC]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (H.R. 3017), E2301 [10NO]

Vermont: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E1008 [21MY], E1190 [11JN]

Veterans: funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H2618 [14MY], H2750 [15MY], H7145 [10SE], H7202 [11SE], H7484 [17SE], E1711 [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Committees of the House: election to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight (H. Res. 14), H31 [7JA]

Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY], H3656 [10JN], H7526 [17SE], H9798 [30OC]

Statements

Affirmative Action Policies in Education: Mark George, E1206 [12JN]

———Mary Newman, E1206 [12JN]

Balancing the Federal Budget: Tim Blais, Joseph Bousquet, and Keith McManis, E1107 [4JN]

Censorship and Education: Patrick E. Houle, E1153 [10JN]

Child Abuse: Danielle Inkel, E1129 [5JN]

———Karen Rice, E1129 [5JN]

Child Labor: Maryann Schrupp, E1247 [18JN]

Child Proverty: Kristina Sweet, E1124 [5JN]

Clear-Cutting of Vermont Forests: Amanda Schrocke, E1211 [12JN]

———Ian Gollub, E1211 [12JN]

Gun Control: Daniel Luzor, E1249 [18JN]

Higher Education Student Financial Aid Programs: Curtis White, E1243 [18JN]

———Evan Pappas, E1243 [18JN]

———Jessa Black, E1243 [18JN]

Industrial Hemp: Evan Paul, E1185 [11JN]

———Luc Fillion, E1185 [11JN]

Internet Versus the First Amendment: Alyssa Leach and Sam Herr, E1161 [10JN]

Literacy Programs: Sarah Wachtel, E1233 [17JN]

National Endowment for the Arts Funding: Kate Hayes, E1238 [17JN]

Same Sex Marriage: Kristen Garner, E1237 [17JN]

———Shelley Ouellette, E1237 [17JN]

———Shyla Blair, E1237 [17JN]

School Choice: Emma Stanley, E1158 [10JN]

———Jamin Whitehead, E1158 [10JN]

———Julie Ludlum, E1158 [10JN]

———Neal Gay, E1200 [12JN]

———Rachel Repstead, E1158 [10JN]

———Robert Burke, E1200 [12JN]

Social Security Viability: Matthew Nesto and Lucas Hersey, E1131 [5JN]

Student Financial Aid Programs: Mark Olson, E1126 [5JN]

Student Leadership Skills: Kaileah Christie, E1111 [4JN]

Sweatshop Labor: Sanu Mishra, E1156 [10JN]

Teenage Drug Use: Danielle DuPuis, E1187 [11JN]

———Philip Bidwell, E1187 [11JN]

Teenage Smoking: Kelly Jennings, E1182 [11JN]

———Kristy Lavery, E1182 [11JN]

———Taro Bedell, E1182 [11JN]

———Tori Tillatson, E1182 [11JN]

21st Century America: Jonathan LaFarge, E1240 [17JN]

———Tison Campbell, E1240 [17JN]

U.S. Drug Policy: Kevin Belanger, E1109 [4JN]

———Tom Douthat, E1109 [4JN]

Vermont Property Tax Reform Relative to School District Funding: Spencer Crispe, E1114 [4JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 14, election to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight, H31 [7JA]

Tributes

Olson, Mark, E1126 [5JN]

Sweet, Kristina, E1124 [5JN]