FURSE, ELIZABETH (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5665 [23JY]

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

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

Articles and editorials

B-2's Stealthy Skins Need Tender, Lengthy Care, Tony Capaccio, Defense Week (publication), H4187 [23JN]

Family Planning Is Reducing Abortions, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Popline (publication), E125, E149 [4FE]

Pentagon or Bust, Nation (publication), E535 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H453 [11FE]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H8834 [9OC]

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H6799 [3SE]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H8438 [6OC]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

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

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H5570 [22JY]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H9730 [29OC]

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

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

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H10768 [12NO]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]

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), H1989 [29AP]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H6707 [31JY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H6797 [3SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H6799 [3SE]

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

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H7119 [9SE]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H286 [4FE]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H169 [20JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400), H1706 [17AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1289 [21MR]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10172 [6NO]

———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H10768 [12NO]

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

Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H9039 [22OC]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1392 [9AP]

China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H8929 [21OC]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H6706 [31JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H6707 [31JY]

———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), H4836 [26JN]

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

Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477), H1988 [29AP]

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), H2680 [14MY]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H6026 [29JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3169 [21MY]

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]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H6798 [3SE]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H6707 [31JY]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H1707 [17AP]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3569 [5JN]

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

Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 287), H8633 [7OC]

———exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H4222 [23JN]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8834 [9OC]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H8929 [21OC]

———establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H6716 [1AU]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H5569 [22JY]

———reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 1300), H5570 [22JY]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H1340 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H6707 [31JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H3660 [10JN]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3070 [20MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H804 [6MR]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4836 [26JN]

———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), H2785 [15MY]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5665 [23JY]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H1339 [8AP]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H8929 [21OC]

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

———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]

———facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests (see H.R. 2870), H10421 [8NO]

———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 off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H4133 [20JN]

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: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8834 [9OC]

———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]

Electric power: operation requirements for certain electric generating facilities (see H.R. 2909), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 85), H1706 [17AP]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2784 [15MY]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8929 [21OC]

———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, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2874 [16MY]

———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), H768 [5MR]

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

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H347 [5FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H9614 [28OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H10421 [8NO]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769), H9729 [29OC]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H1542 [15AP]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2883 [19MY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H8929 [21OC]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation BR deg.hcr163 (see H.R. 2602), H8834 [9OC]

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

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H6798 [3SE]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5570 [22JY]

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

———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]

———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 bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H5177 [11JY]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H5297 [15JY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8300 [1OC]

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]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H6799 [3SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1441 [10AP]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6707 [31JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H8834 [9OC], H10420 [8NO]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H1040 [17MR]

———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203), H524 [12FE]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H8832 [9OC]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H6706 [31JY]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H9502 [23OC]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H5778 [24JY]

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]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———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), H1018 [13MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H8300 [1OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1018 [13MR]

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), H6707 [31JY]

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]

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), H2254 [6MY]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]

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

Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 68), H6707 [31JY]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8834 [9OC]

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

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1440 [10AP]

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), H1707 [17AP]

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

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

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

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

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H244 [21JA]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1018 [13MR]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H2785 [15MY]

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

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

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H6707 [31JY]

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

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H6026 [29JY]

NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 897), H1340 [8AP]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H4913 [8JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H5022 [9JY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H10172 [6NO]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H5401 [16JY]

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

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

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

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

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

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H1456 [14AP]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

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), H8929 [21OC]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830), H6918 [4SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H889 [11MR]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]

———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H767 [5MR]

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H8161 [29SE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H8300 [1OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H8300 [1OC]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1367), H2091 [30AP]

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 safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2088), H10956 [13NO]

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

Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445), H6963 [5SE]

———extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens (see H.R. 761), H1715 [21AP]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H349 [5FE]

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

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7730 [23SE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9559 [24OC]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9615 [28OC]

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

———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1016 [13MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H8728 [8OC]

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), H3170 [21MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3865 [17JN]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H767 [5MR]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1018 [13MR]

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

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H10421 [8NO]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H1542 [15AP]

———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3169 [21MY]

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

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016), H2680 [14MY]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H8929 [21OC]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H1611 [16AP]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]

———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 402), H7008 [8SE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5297 [15JY]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H9730 [29OC]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

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

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3204 [22MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H3204 [22MY]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H6798 [3SE]

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H8633 [7OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1186 [19MR]

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

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H949 [12MR]

———treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see H.R. 3029), H10767 [12NO]

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

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

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H1440 [10AP]

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H6707 [31JY]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762), H586 [13FE]

———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2387), H7200 [10SE]

Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel (see H.R. 286), H8633 [7OC]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H347 [5FE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10769 [12NO]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H1019 [13MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483), H6716 [1AU]

———participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H8929 [21OC]

———promote international security by redirecting military spending to human development (see H.R. 1293), H1438 [10AP]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H7830 [24SE]

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]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H6707 [31JY]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10957 [13NO]

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: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H10421 [8NO]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H5664 [23JY]

———restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

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

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766, 1496), H586 [13FE], H2157 [1MY]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H7119 [9SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship Program (see H.R. 1832), H3576 [6JN]

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

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 1828), H3576 [6JN]

Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827), H3576 [6JN]

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

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 34), H244 [21JA]

Mining and mineral resources: provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock mining claims (see H.R. 1830), H3576 [6JN]

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

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1829), H3576 [6JN]

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

Space policy: participation in international space station program (see H.R. 1831), H3576 [6JN]

Taxation: capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 2252), H5777 [24JY]

Tobacco products: increase deficit reduction assessments for participants in Federal price support programs (see H.R. 1826), H3576 [6JN]

Letters

Capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small businesses: Frank E. Brawner, Oregon Bankers Association, E1518 [24JY]

———Steven W. Newman, Pacific Northwest International Trade Association, E1518 [24JY]

Petitions and memorials

Oregon: Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup, H5743 [24JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3571 [6JN]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9805 [31OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8655 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1210 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8655 [8OC]

Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5674 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5447 [17JY], H5674 [24JY], E1514-E1516 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5658 [23JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7061 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance, H427 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4564, H4578 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6325, H6337 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3008 [20MY]

Burma: human rights violations, H3140 [21MY], E730 [23AP]

———U.S. policy, H3572 [6JN]

Chemical Weapons Convention: implementation, H10659 [12NO]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H3148 [21MY], H4578 [25JN]

Clatskanie, OR: tribute to Clatskanie High School students for participation in Help Hungry Kids Program, E923 [14MY]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H8169 [30SE], H9805 [31OC]

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Food Innovation Center funding, H5447 [17JY]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H7906 [25SE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1402 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit funding for livestock protection services of the Animal Damage Control Program, E1514-E1516 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4106 [20JN], H4187 [23JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4187 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5976 [29JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: Fast Flux Test Facility funding, H5743 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5110 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5635, H5636 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8749 [9OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7906 [25SE], H8022 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7042, H7061 [9SE]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2163 [31OC]

Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, H2571 [13MY]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5419 [17JY]

———We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program funding, H7042 [9SE]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2289 [7MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5743 [24JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H535 [13FE], E124, E149 [4FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6820 [4SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5110 [10JY]

Health: require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (H.R. 1159), H2658, H2659 [14MY]

Hillsboro, OR: West Side Hillsboro light rail project funding, H5635, H5636 [23JY], H8749 [9OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6820 [4SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4968 [9JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3125 [21MY]

International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10871 [13NO]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H10659 [12NO]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children, H2658, H2659 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips, H6325, H6337 [30JY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (H.R. 58), E40 [7JA]

Members of Congress: diabetes screening tests, H1118 [19MR]

Nike, Inc.: report on labor practices, E1311 [24JN]

NOAA: Northwest Emergency Assistance Program funding, H8022 [26SE]

Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E705 [17AP]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9737 [30OC]

Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (H.R. 2597), E1922 [2OC]

Taxation: capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small businesses (H.R. 2252), E1518 [24JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9060 [23OC]

WIC: funding, H5674 [24JY], E878 [8MY]

Working Woman (publication): tribute to Nike, Inc. for designation as healthy company for working women, E1973 [8OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H38 [7JA], H3168 [21MY], H3575 [6JN], H3794 [12JN]

Statements

Nike Code of Conduct Report: Nike, Inc., E1311 [24JN]

Tributes

Andrews, Clara Padilla, E1950 [7OC], E1976 [8OC]

Fleck, Myron, E1876 [26SE]

Menasche-Laniado, Sandra, E133 [4FE]

Stranahan, Jesse and Lois, E609 [9AP]

Tobias, Mary L., E1998 [9OC]