KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., II (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2681 [14MY], H2758 [15MY]

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

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2895 [19MY], H3047 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5918 [28JY], H5968 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3344 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7008, H7009 [8SE], H7365 [16SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H5917 [28JY], H6027 [29JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5297 [15JY]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5403 [16JY], H5534 [22JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2852 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5183 [14JY], H5404 [16JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H1990, H2004 [29AP], H2157 [1MY], H2224, H2235 [6MY], H2399, H2410 [8MY], H2555 [13MY], H2619 [14MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1187 [19MR]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9502 [23OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8928 [21OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9800 [30OC]

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H1795 [23AP]

———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3274 [3JN]

Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8161 [29SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5401 [16JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

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

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H10956 [13NO]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H5826 [25JY]

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

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

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554), H8161 [29SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 92, 93), H949 [12MR]

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

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H7008 [8SE]

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

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H670 [26FE]

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

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H629 [25FE]

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

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H1440 [10AP]

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

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2785 [15MY]

Ecology and environment: 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]

———increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 277), H1707 [17AP]

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

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7831 [24SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

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]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3070 [20MY]

———reimburse expenses relative to adoption of a child (see H.R. 2170), H5400 [16JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H4339 [24JN]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2234), H6707 [31JY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H7528 [17SE]

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

———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264), H7528 [17SE]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1855), H4913 [8JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H629 [25FE]

———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]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H4913 [8JY]

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

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5665 [23JY]

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), H7830 [24SE]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H10768 [12NO]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H10957 [13NO]

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

———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), H890 [11MR]

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

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7008 [8SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8300 [1OC]

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

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147), H2589 [13MY]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 1447), H1891 [24AP]

———reform multifamily housing programs (see H.R. 1433), H1890 [24AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H6963 [5SE]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1186 [19MR]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H10421 [8NO]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H3203 [22MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H7528 [17SE]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

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]

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

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

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

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H2590 [13MY]

``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]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

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

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

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H1261 [20MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

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

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8300 [1OC]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

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

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

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H7830 [24SE]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671), H3069 [20MY]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600), H286 [4FE], H346 [5FE]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6707 [31JY]

Real estate: prohibit funding of excessive costs to obtain home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 1297), H1438 [10AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

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

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6707 [31JY]

Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5570 [22JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H4087 [19JN]

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

States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers (see H.R. 1452), H1891 [24AP]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2680 [14MY]

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

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]

———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), H5021 [9JY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]

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

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355, 1394), H1706 [17AP], H1893 [24AP]

———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), H8300 [1OC]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H724 [4MR]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Tobacco products: prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244), H5297 [15JY]

———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), H10957 [13NO]

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

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]

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

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8439 [6OC]

———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]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

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), H4136 [21JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H5022 [9JY]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

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

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7365 [16SE]

———limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see H.R. 2572), H8160 [29SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H7364 [16SE]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H7008 [8SE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H2882 [19MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see H. Res. 231), H10957 [13NO]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alcoholic beverages: alcohol abuse prevention program funding (see H.R. 1982), H4085 [19JN]

———eliminate Federal subsidies for advertising abroad (see H.R. 1974), H4085 [19JN]

———establish advertising requirements (see H.R. 1978), H4085 [19JN]

———establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1438 [10AP]

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

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

———require Dept. of HHS reports on alcohol advertising practices (see H.R. 1976), H4085 [19JN]

———require health warnings in advertising (see H.R. 1979), H4085 [19JN]

———require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 1977), H4085 [19JN]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 90), H3203 [22MY]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

Colleges and universities: provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and education programs (see H.R. 1980), H4085 [19JN]

Consumers: protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H4085 [19JN]

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

Crime: penalties for persons who teach or distribute materials encouraging the use of torture (see H.R. 1417), H1794 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate effective and efficient management of homeless assistance programs (see H.R. 2307), H6406 [30JY]

Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749), H9614 [28OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2215), H5569 [22JY]

Firearms: regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H1611 [16AP]

Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2953), H10420 [8NO]

Insurance: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2216), H5569 [22JY]

Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5021 [9JY]

Notrem, Frank J.: relief (see H.R. 809), H589 [13FE]

Public Health Service: implement national program to reduce health threat from exposure to indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2952), H10419 [8NO]

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

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

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2164), H5296 [15JY]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]

———treatment of advertising and goodwill expenditures for alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1981), H4085 [19JN]

Television: establish toll-free number for comments relative to the broadcasting of violent programming (see H.R. 1017), H888 [11MR]

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

Letters

Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act: Mark Schwartz, National League of Cities, H2411 [8MY]

Tax treatment of graduate student income: several Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students, E1555 [29JY]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5369 [16JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2645 [14MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5724, H5725 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5656 [23JY]

Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (H.R. 1292), E642 [14AP]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), consideration (H. Res. 270), H8968 [22OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2752, H2758, H2759 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2693 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1766 [23AP]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6802 [4SE]

Boston, MA: Boston Urban Ring transportation project funding, E2023 [21OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1555 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4576 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6314, H6315 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2999, H3052, H3053 [20MY]

Bureau of Engraving and Printing: subsidies to companies providing currency paper, H2693 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 67), E936 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, E905 [13MY]

Computers: tribute to MassNet Day efforts, E164 [5FE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments, H1429 [10AP]

———calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2186 [6MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5285 [15JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), E1510 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4185 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9606 [28OC]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4185 [23JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information, H5968 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5968 [29JY]

Dept. of HUD: allocation of unspent housing assistance funds, H2752 [15MY]

———include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling, H2192 [6MY]

———Manufactured Housing Program staffing levels, H2558 [13MY]

———provide for a study on the evaluation and performance of public housing agencies, H2418, H2420 [8MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3617, H3625 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5099, H5100, H5101, H5105, H5107, H5108, H5114, H5116 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, E2023 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5285 [15JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5285 [15JY], H5318 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), motion to recommit, H5369 [16JY]

Ecology and environment: establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in global energy and environmental challenges (H.R. 2749), E2119 [29OC]

Education: assign job training coordinators to high schools and community colleges to work with local industries to develop curriculum suited to local job market, H2852, H2853 [16MY]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5440 [17JY], H5534, H5535, H5536, H5537 [22JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5440 [17JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2852, H2853 [16MY]

FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, H5656 [23JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H2111 [1MY]

Financial institutions: Federal regulation of interstate banking and branching, E676 [16AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3739 [12JN]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3625 [10JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6802 [4SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5099, H5100, H5101, H5105, H5107, H5108, H5114, H5116 [10JY]

Galt, CA: low-income housing funding, H5724, H5725 [24JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2274 [7MY]

———participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147), H2942 [20MY]

Housing: allow public housing agencies to comply with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements, H2205, H2206, H2208 [6MY]

———allow public housing agencies to establish residency limits, H2272, H2274 [7MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H2234 [6MY]

———capital and operating grants funding, H2235, H2236, H2238, H2239, H2240, H2241 [6MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2040, H2041, H2046 [30AP], H2111, H2114, H2115, H2122, H2123, H2126, H2128, H2129, H2136, H2137, H2138, H2139, H2141, H2144, H2146, H2147 [1MY], H2189, H2192, H2194, H2195, H2200, H2203, H2204, H2205, H2206, H2208, H2224, H2227, H2229, H2231, H2232, H2234, H2235, H2236, H2238, H2239, H2240, H2241 [6MY], H2266, H2268, H2270, H2272, H2274 [7MY], H2399, H2400, H2402, H2403, H2404, H2405, H2410, H2411, H2418, H2420 [8MY], H2555, H2556, H2557, H2558, H2561, H2566, H2567 [13MY], H2633, H2634, H2635, H2637, H2641 [14MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H2645 [14MY]

———eliminate block grant program giving local municipalities flexibility in administering Federal housing assistance, H2410, H2411 [8MY]

———establish occupancy preferences for certain families, H2266 [7MY]

———extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing in rural areas (H.R. 28), H1299, H1301 [8AP]

———limit family income for choice based housing assistance, H2399, H2400, H2402, H2403, H2404, H2405 [8MY]

———reduce minimum rental amounts and contributions relative to public housing, H2268, H2270 [7MY]

———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2224, H2227, H2229, H2231, H2232 [6MY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles, H3617 [10JN]

Montigny, Mark: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Outstanding State Senator Award recipient, E1905 [2OC]

National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: study effects of alcoholic beverage advertising, H2758, H2759 [15MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E942 [15MY]

New York, NY: transfer of surplus property to nonprofit organization for low- and moderate-income housing, H2557 [13MY]

Notrem, Frank J.: relief (H.R. 809), E270 [13FE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1812 [24AP]

Oxi Day: observance, E2158 [31OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2149 [1MY], H2203 [6MY], H2563, H2565 [13MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1665, H1666 [17AP]

Point of order, H5688 [24JY]

Public housing: allow local housing authorities to use operating funds for child care services for residents, H2203, H2204 [6MY]

———exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2136, H2137, H2138, H2139, H2141, H2144 [1MY]

———grievance procedures for evictions except those that are a threat to the tenants' safety or for drug-related activities, H2194, H2195 [6MY]

———limit pet ownership to the elderly and disabled, H2561 [13MY]

———prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2126, H2128, H2129 [1MY]

———require certain owners to comply with community work requirements applicable to residents, H2555, H2556 [13MY]

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

———require payment of minimum wage relative to community work requirements, H2200 [6MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E858 [7MY]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7305, H7306 [16SE]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), Senate amendment (H. Res. 329), H10885, H10886 [13NO]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses, E1555 [29JY]

———treatment of income for graduate students, E1555 [29JY]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1565 [16AP]

Village Condominium Association: anniversary, E1141 [5JN]

Vocational education: use of on-site workforce coordinators to work with local business communities to determine curriculums, H5534, H5535, H5536, H5537 [22JY]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Adams Street East Side Preparatory School, E939 [15MY]

Statements

Tax Treatment of Graduate Student Income: Sam Liu, E1556 [29JY]

Tributes

Colbert, Essie, E1120 [4JN]

Hill, Dorothy Slamin, E1794 [18SE]

Kasparian, Meline, E1670 [5SE]

Leon, Megan I., E1450 [17JY]

McGrath, Mary L., E638 [10AP]

O'Donnell, Justine, E938 [15MY]

Stanley, Roberta, E129 [4FE]

Tsongas, Paul E., E2119 [29OC]

Zack, Carl, E1668 [5SE]