RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, H3171 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H7365 [16SE]

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), H5664 [23JY]

———provide for the accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations (see H.R. 2738), H9558 [24OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8054 [26SE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1542 [15AP]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H5569 [22JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H4339 [24JN]

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

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

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H524 [12FE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]

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

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

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

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

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

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

———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), H7263 [11SE]

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

CERCLA: amend, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3000), H10957 [13NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H9039 [22OC]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H10768 [12NO]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H8633 [7OC]

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

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H7730 [23SE]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6798 [3SE]

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

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

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

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1340 [8AP]

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), H7911 [25SE]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H702 [27FE]

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

Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285), H768 [5MR]

———allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 287), H768 [5MR]

———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5132 [10JY]

———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9), H767 [5MR]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1715 [21AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H5826 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H9801 [30OC]

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

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H286 [4FE]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1707 [17AP]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3865 [17JN]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

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), H1542 [15AP]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H8265 [30SE]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4914 [8JY]

———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]

———assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H2157 [1MY]

———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H1440 [10AP]

———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]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H1988 [29AP]

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

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), H5664 [23JY]

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

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

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H3476 [4JN]

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]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H702 [27FE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H629 [25FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3274 [3JN]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H2446 [8MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1542 [15AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H7911 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373, 2713), H6918 [4SE], H9615 [28OC]

———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), H147 [9JA]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

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

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1112 [18MR]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H5916 [28JY]

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H5778 [24JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H1795 [23AP]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H1989 [29AP]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H3274 [3JN]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7365 [16SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H5778 [24JY]

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]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H804 [6MR]

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

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

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

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H286 [4FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H4913 [8JY]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H629 [25FE], H4132 [20JN]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735), H6962 [5SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]

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

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

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H3567 [5JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H8161 [29SE]

———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. 820), H1707 [17AP]

———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), H453 [11FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159, 1854), H5569 [22JY], H6407 [30JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7365 [16SE]

———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), H5570 [22JY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5297 [15JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1262 [20MR]

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

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1989 [29AP]

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

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H8300 [1OC]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1795 [23AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H2874 [16MY]

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), H7911 [25SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1892 [24AP]

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

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]

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

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

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H1392 [9AP]

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), H3865 [17JN]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H3865 [17JN]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H3274 [3JN]

———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. 418), H286 [4FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H392 [6FE], H1892 [24AP]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3660 [10JN]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H453 [11FE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1892 [24AP]

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

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H2156 [1MY]

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), H5570 [22JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H629 [25FE], H10768 [12NO]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5664 [23JY]

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

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

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1989 [29AP]

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

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3476 [4JN]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

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

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

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H525 [12FE]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1392 [9AP]

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

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1715 [21AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H3274 [3JN]

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), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

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

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

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

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H7730 [23SE]

Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissable work activity (see H.R. 1616), H5916 [28JY]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H702 [27FE]

———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), H767 [5MR]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H1392 [9AP]

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

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]

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

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H1261 [20MR]

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

Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

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), H3568 [5JN]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3720 [11JN]

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

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1440 [10AP]

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

———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3567 [5JN]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H725 [4MR]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H670 [26FE]

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

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

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]

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

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

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H9039 [22OC]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5778 [24JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5826 [25JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904), H7008 [8SE]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H2091 [30AP]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3204 [22MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3274 [3JN]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1440 [10AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H7600 [18SE]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H702 [27FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 1706), H3660 [10JN]

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

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H5570 [22JY]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7911 [25SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H285 [4FE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]

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

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

———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), H1794 [23AP]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H5297 [15JY]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H3274 [3JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H702 [27FE]

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

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

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H2091 [30AP]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

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]

Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H2351 [7MY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H702 [27FE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5021 [9JY]

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), H4836 [26JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1795 [23AP]

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

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3865 [17JN]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1426), H5177 [11JY]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H2156 [1MY]

Weapons: 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), H7008 [8SE]

———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), H1261 [20MR]

———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

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 1587), H2589 [13MY]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 118), H1611 [16AP]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (see H.R. 2759), H9729 [29OC]

NATO: recommend integration of Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 101), H4086 [19JN]

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

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6340 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3010 [20MY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of the Englewood Community Block Club, E2021 [21OC]

———tribute to Doctor's Hospital of Hyde Park Reverend Willie T. Barrow Wellness Medical Center, E1388 [10JY]

———tribute to Performance Cluster Choir, E284 [13FE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4275 [24JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), E520 [19MR]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 118), H1603 [16AP]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7345 [16SE]

Dept. of HUD: Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Program funding, H5264 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5358 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7345 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5264 [15JY], H5358 [16JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2248), H7453 [17SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1135 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5767 [24JY]

FDA: modernize (S. 830), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 196), H10889 [13NO]

Harris, Jamesetta J.: Ameritech (business) Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E2019 [21OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), E864 [7MY]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing technology research funding, H5767 [24JY]

Quentis B. Garth Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E957 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, E520 [19MR], E1769 [16SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1786 [23AP], H4909 [8JY], H5913 [28JY]

Special order: granted, H1389 [9AP], H1702 [17AP], H7829 [24SE]

Subpoena Notices

Municipal Court of California, County of San Mateo, South San Francisco Branch, H72 [7JA], H85 [9JA]

Tributes

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

Brooks, Gwendolyn, E269 [13FE]

Hayes, Charles A., H1383 [9AP], H1603, H1604, H1605, H1607, H1608 [16AP]

Trotter, Larry D., E2088 [24OC]

Williams, Eddie R., Jr., E962 [19MY]