STATES related term(s) Federal Aid Programs

Addresses

Sprawling of America—Federal Policy Is Part of the Problem, Can It Be Part of the Solution? Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, E318 [2MR]

Amendments

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6844 [2AU], H6868, H6870, H6873, H6874, H6875, H6881, H6883, H6887 [3AU]

Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), S15133, S15201 [19NO], H4979, H4985, H4986 [25JN]

Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 438), S13986 [4NO]

Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8469, H8470 [21SE], H8576, H8577, H8578, H8584, H8585, H8588 [23SE]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S14222 [5NO], H12883 [18NO]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5058, S5059, S5060, S5061, S5065, S5071 [11MY], S5124, S5136, S5141, S5146, S5152, S5171, S5173, S5175, S5177, S5178, S5180 [12MY], S5215, S5221, S5226, S5237, S5253, S5307, S5308, S5309, S5313, S5314, S5315 [13MY], S5330, S5335, S5342, S5345, S5346, S5382, S5383, S5388 [14MY], S5398, S5400, S5410, S5414, S5427, S5428, S5431, S5432 [17MY], S5473 [18MY], S5559, S5574, S5578, S5583, S5606, S5608, S5628 [19MY], S5633, S5691, S5695, S5700, S5765, S5766, S5767 [20MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S9209, S9210, S9237, S9300 [26JY], H4223, H4224 [14JN], H4343 [15JN], H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380, H4381, H4395, H4399, H4414, H4421, H4422, H4425, H4426, H4427, H4428, H4429, H4433, H4434, H4435, H4436, H4437, H4439, H4442, H4445, H4448, H4451, H4457, H4461, H4466 [16JN], H4476, H4486, H4487, H4488, H4490, H4491, H4500, H4520, H4521, H4523, H4533, H4536, H4537, H4539, H4544, H4555 [17JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (H. Res. 209), H4352 [16JN]

District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and universities (H.R. 974), S12844, S12851, S12853 [19OC], H11170 [1NO]

Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and increase fairness in litigation (S. 1105), S7263 [18JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10708, H10710 [21OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10174, H10176, H10178 [18OC], H10340, H10349, H10350, H10351, H10353, H10354, H10355, H10356, H10361, H10362, H10363, H10364, H10365, H10366, H10367, H10368, H10369, H10370 [19OC], H10474, H10483, H10495, H10612, H10614 [20OC], H10621, H10629, H10635, H10636, H10640, H10641, H10647 [21OC]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), S2569 [11MR], H1014 [4MR], H1070, H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074 [9MR], H1098, H1100, H1101, H1114, H1131, H1132 [10MR], H1176 [11MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1086 [10MR]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2177, S2197, S2201, S2225, S2227 [3MR], S2242, S2249, S2258, S2265, S2337, S2339 [4MR], S2355, S2371, S2372, S2373, S2374, S2375 [5MR], S2394, S2395, S2408, S2409, S2421, S2422, S2423, S2424 [8MR], S2481, S2485, S2489, S2490, S2498, S2522, S2523, S2526, S2527, S2528 [10MR]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), S14889, S15123 [19NO]

Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), H718 [23FE], H753, H755, H756 [24FE]

———improve Federal financial assistance programs (S. 468), S14013 [4NO]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States (S. Res. 188), S11808, S11818 [1OC]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation in designation of any national monument (H.R. 1487), H8643, H8644 [24SE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11196 [1NO], H11404, H11409 [3NO]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), H3172 [13MY], H3393 [19MY], H3416, H3417, H3419, H3420 [20MY]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), consideration (H. Res. 180), H3399 [20MY]

Social Security: expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (S. 331), S7044, S7139 [16JN]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (S. 305), S9415, S9416, S9446, S9447 [27JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S13815, S13855 [3NO]

Taxation: treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 442), H4972 [25JN]

Analyses

Child Custody Protection Act (S. 661), S2943 [18MR]

Competition in Electric Power Industry (S. 1047), S5290-S5292 [13MY]

Competition in Electric Power Industry (S. 1048), S5292 [13MY]

Drug Testing and Treatment for Welfare Recipients Act (S. 906), S4369 [28AP]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (S. 835), S3918 [20AP]

Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act (S. 1457), S9745-S9747 [29JY]

Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 425), E88 [20JA]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments (S. 339), S1150 [3FE]

Measures To Encourage Results in Teaching (MERIT) Act (S. 1649), S11568 [28SE]

Upper Delaware River Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act (S. 1366), S8509 [14JY]

Victim Restitution Enforcement Act (S. 145), S569 [19JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, S2977 [18MR], H1567 [23MR]

———H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, S12961 [21OC], H11122 [28OC]

———H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, H6725 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Abandoning Schools, S11594 [29SE]

Alabama Rejects the Plan for a Lottery, H9958 [13OC]

Bang, You're Dead, S5196 [13MY]

Bankruptcy Bill Needs Work, S14488 [10NO]

Bill Offers States Leeway on Education, H4901 [24JN]

California Sesquicentennial, E2136 [19OC]

Ceremonies To Mark Battle of San Jacinto, H2238 [21AP]

Clinton's School Plan Is a Good Start, Let's Go Further, H10646 [21OC]

Congress Is On the Right Track in Acting To Reform Bankruptcy Law, S14489 [10NO]

Cost, Not Safety, Imperils Nuclear Power, S3675 [14AP]

Courts Thwart the EPA's Power Grab, E1015 [19MY]

Deinstitutionalization Hasn't Worked, S8296 [12JY]

End the Payoff, S12182 [7OC]

Federal Gun Cases Decrease—Decline in Michigan Greater Than U.S., S6280 [27MY]

Federal Lag, State Reform, S12757 [18OC]

First in Damage to Constitutional Liberties, S608 [19JA]

Flood Relief for Unions, S12181 [7OC]

Fostering Life Skills, S13114 [26OC]

Four Corners Visitors Center—And Beyond, S431 [19JA]

Gambling Contributions—Gambling Interests Have Donated Generously to Ridge, Legislative Leaders, H1251 [11MR]

GOP Chiefs Sour on Milk Reform—White House, Wisconsin's Kohl Balk at Lott-Hastert Agreement, H12754 [18NO]

Grass-Roots Message on Reform, S12757 [18OC]

Gunning for Hollywood, S5196 [13MY]

Homestead Protection Popular, Not Populist, S14488 [10NO]

Hurricane Davis-Bacon, S12179 [7OC]

Hyde Floats Compromise Proposal on New Gun Controls, H8524 [22SE]

It's Not Greed, but Desperation, E529 [23MR]

Loitering on the Dark Side—Columbine High Killers Fed on a Culture of Violence That Isn't About To Change, S5196 [13MY]

Lott Has a Cow, H12754 [18NO]

Medical Coverage for All—The Ultimate Congressional Odd Couple Weighs In, E1405 [25JN]

Milk and Money, S12225 [7OC]

National Report—Prisons Brim With Mentally Ill, S8296 [12JY]

New Way To Save for College, S1369 [8FE]

Officer Finds Work on Her Day Off, E11 [6JA]

150th Anniversaries Celebrate Heritage, Spur Optimistic Discussions of Future, E898 [6MY]

Pfiesteria Found in 5 Md. Rivers—Presence Widespread in Rivers, Streams but Not Always Harmful, S2102 [2MR]

Protecting Rich Bankrupts, S14488 [10NO]

San Jacinto—A Day To Remember Great, Unvarnished History of Texas, H2238 [21AP]

Senator McConnell's Litigation Fairness Act Would Help End `Taxation Through Litigation', S7529 [23JN]

Speedy Ruling Sought for Ayers Issue Affecting USM-Gulf Coast, E497 [18MR]

State Blames Xantus Chief for Insolvency, E2006 [1OC]

Students Weak in Essay Skills, S11613 [29SE]

Swift Vote Dooms Bid for Ballot Question, H1251 [11MR]

Taxing Web Wallets, S7370 [21JN]

Television and Violence—The Scale of the Problem and Where To Go From Here, S5200-S5203 [13MY]

Threat to Impoverished Schools, H1151 [10MR]

U.S. Chamber Endorses McConnell Bill To Stop Governments From Undermining Business Legal Defenses, S7529 [23JN]

Washington Versus School Reform, H10642-H10646 [21OC]

Watch and Learn, S5197-S5199 [13MY]

Wrecked Cars, on the Road Again—Repaired U.S. Test Vehicles Pose Safety Problems for Unsuspecting Owners, S929 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see S. 1605), S11130 [21SE] (see H.R. 2901), H8468 [21SE]

Agriculture: establish a pilot program in certain States to provide improved crop insurance options for producers (see S. 357), S1144 [3FE]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 394), S1391 [9FE] (see S. 1229), S7127 [16JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see S. 266), S750 [20JA] (see H.R. 11), H224 [6JA] (see H.R. 1395), H1971 [13AP]

Airports: participation in approval process of airport development projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), H241 [7JA]

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (see H.R. 3417), H12225 [17NO]

———State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects (see S. 422), S1439 [11FE]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), H3857 [8JN] (see H.R. 2094), H4022 [9JN]

———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), consideration (see H. Res. 272), H6842 [2AU]

———enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see S. 577), S2503 [10MR]

———prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 2161), H4127 [10JN]

Arizona: protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (see S. 415), S1438 [11FE] (see H.R. 747), H643 [11FE]

Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 737), H643 [11FE]

Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law (see S. 586), S2575 [11MR] (see H.R. 1282), H1799 [25MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 1275), H1696 [24MR]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1415), H2053 [14AP]

Border Smog Reduction Act: reimburse States for implementation costs (see H.R. 1755), H2997 [11MY]

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see S. 1083), S5586 [19MY] (see H.R. 2964), H8966 [28SE]

Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see H.R. 3257), H11702 [8NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see S. 1659), S11640 [29SE] (see H.R. 2974), H9021 [29SE]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see S. 355), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 548), H418 [3FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H241 [7JA]

Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered equally with other private groups to provide assistance under certain Government programs (see S. 1113), S5953 [25MY]

———reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty contributions and distributions from individual retirement accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the allocation of Government assistance funds (see S. 997), S5036 [11MY] (see H.R. 1607), H2469 [28AP]

Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10724 [21OC]

———improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 206), S343 [19JA] (see H.R. 1545), H2299 [22AP]

———improve health of children (see S. 592), S2575 [11MR] (see H.R. 1085), H1257 [11MR]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see S. 464, 465), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 837), H794 [24FE]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H4128 [10JN]

———provide States with funding to support early childhood development programs (see S. 749), S3440 [25MR] (see S. 1068), S5484 [18MY] (see S. 1154), S6285 [27MY]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see S. 1120), S5954 [25MY] (see H.R. 1996), H3710 [27MY]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (see S. 1327), S8084 [1JY] (see H.R. 1802), H3170 [13MY] (see H.R. 3443), H12791 [18NO]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration (see H. Res. 221), H4910 [24JN]

Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 438), S1727 [22FE] (see H.R. 795), H715 [23FE]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement and encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (see S. 1886), S14407 [9NO]

———remove a provision limiting States to proportionately less assistance than their respective populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), H5332 [1JY]

———repeal highway sanctions (see S. 495), S2095 [2MR] (see H.R. 1626), H2544 [29AP]

Coastal zones: require that States having an approved management program be provided a copy of an environmental impact statement to help assess plans for exploration, development, or production (see H.R. 720), H642 [11FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 25), S338 [19JA] (see H.R. 3245), H11702 [8NO]

Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), H2468 [28AP]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see S. 1314), S8084 [1JY] (see H.R. 2816), H7996 [8SE]

———funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (see S. 174), S342 [19JA] (see H.R. 909), H889 [2MR] (see H.R. 1022), H1013 [4MR]

Congress: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), H1407 [17MR]

———consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (see S.J. Res. 29), S8266 [12JY] (see H.J. Res. 62), H6352 [22JY]

Conservation of natural resources: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (see S. 1573), S10694 [9SE]

Constitutional amendments: grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 29), H644 [11FE]

Controlled Substances Act: reschedule drugs that pose an imminent danger to public safety such as the date-rape drug, Rohpynol, and the ``club'' drug ketamine hydrochloride known as ``Special K'' (see S. 883), S4256 [27AP]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in wetlands and waters (see S. 493), S2095 [2MR]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (see S. 294), S895 [22JA] (see H.R. 1444), H2131 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S339 [19JA]

———funding for jail-based substance abuse treatment programs (see S. 295), S895 [22JA] (see H.R. 1114), H1333 [16MR]

———penalties for transporting maximum security prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not classified to handle maximum security prisoners (see H.R. 2080), H3859 [8JN]

Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), H3392 [19MY]

———apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (see H. Res. 295), H8467 [21SE]

———clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (see S. 855), S4028 [21AP]

———limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State, and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures (see S. 248), S344 [19JA]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison release orders (see H.R. 12), H224 [6JA]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 2986), H9076 [30SE]

———provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (see S. 1269), S7527 [23JN] (see H.R. 2597), H6352 [22JY]

———reauthorize and improve the Drug Court Grant Program (see S. 1808), S13258 [27OC]

———reform class action lawsuit process (see S. 353), S1144 [3FE]

———repeal certain habeas corpus requirements relative to Federal review of State judgments (see S. 175), S342 [19JA]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (see S. 1769), S13051 [22OC]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see S. 1028), S5264 [13MY] (see H.R. 2372), H5091 [29JN]

Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H2131 [15AP]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H2809 [5MY]

Crime: combat hate crimes (see S. 1406), S8952 [21JY]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see S. 668), S3000 [19MR] (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]

———ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 186), H238 [7JA]

———funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 282), H241 [7JA]

———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 145), S342 [19JA]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 899), S4346 [28AP]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 2037), H3857 [8JN]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), return to Senate (see H. Res. 249), H5687 [15JY]

———prevent juvenile crime (see S. 716), S3438 [25MR]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 661), S2935 [18MR] (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), consideration (see H. Res. 233), H5090 [29JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see S. 538), S2274 [4MR] (see H.R. 1501), H2271 [21AP]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (see H. Res. 209), H4340 [15JN]

———provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons (see H.R. 1915), H3604 [25MY]

———require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police (see S. 793), S3695 [14AP]

Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (see S. 694), S3246 [24MR] (see H.R. 1353), H1802 [25MR]

Dept. of Commerce: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-of-living statistics (see S. 204), S343 [19JA]

———determination of surpluses or shortfalls in certain grant amounts to States relative to accuracy of decennial census (see S. 166), S342 [19JA]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 474), H376 [2FE]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R. 2625), H6582 [27JY]

———make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1369), H1866 [12AP]

———provide financial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), H1595 [23MR]

Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-of-living statistics (see S. 165), S342 [19JA] (see H.R. 1902), H3460 [20MY]

———establish teacher quality enhancement and incentive program (see S. 1173), S6285 [27MY]

———prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification proposals and withholding of funding to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), H2810 [5MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to support programs that promote a variety of educational opportunities, options, and choices in public schools (see H.R. 3009), H9303 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (see S. 1183), S6286 [27MY] (see H.R. 2844), H8148 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (see S. 1873), S14088 [5NO] (see H.R. 3242), H11645 [5NO]

———provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]

Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (see S. 913), S4432 [29AP] (see H.R. 1627), H2544 [29AP]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1318), S8084 [1JY] (see H.R. 425), H271 [19JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish a panel to study the issue of Federal benefits received by persons convicted of drug offenses (see H.R. 1856), H3295 [18MY]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (see S. 1898), S14407 [9NO]

———provide State and local authorities access to information relative to criminal background checks on port employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 318), H242 [7JA]

———State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding (see H.R. 1724), H2919 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), H10611 [20OC]

———construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (see S. 167), S342 [19JA] (see S. 1366), S8505 [14JY] (see H.R. 20), H225 [6JA]

———establish a program to plan, design, and construct facilities to mitigate the impact of irrigation system water diversions by local entities in the Pacific Northwest (see S. 1723), S12555 [13OC]

———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 197), S343 [19JA] (see H.R. 387, 388), H270 [19JA] (see H.R. 869), H815 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see S. 1945), S14696 [17NO] (see H.R. 2788), H7883 [5AU]

———establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see H.R. 1872), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H418 [3FE]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see S. 1809), S13258 [27OC]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (see S. 1361), S8373 [13JY]

———improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1101), H1258 [11MR]

District of Columbia: allow students to pay in-State tuition rates at Maryland and Virginia colleges and universities or receive grants for private institutions, and increase University of the District of Columbia funding (see S. 856), S4028 [21AP]

———establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and universities (see H.R. 974), H1011 [4MR]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 558), H418 [3FE]

Drugs: establish grant program for States to establish and maintain drug testing and treatment programs for welfare recipients (see S. 906), S4346 [28AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see S. 222), S344 [19JA] (see H.R. 1595), H2468 [28AP]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to suspension of driving privileges of minors convicted of drunken driving (see H.R. 2274), H4615 [17JN]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1756), H2997 [11MY]

———assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]

———assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see S. 20), S338 [19JA]

———assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and increase fairness in litigation (see S. 1105), S5834 [24MY]

———development and use of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1537), H2299 [22AP]

———encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return contaminated sites to economically productive or other beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), H6198 [21JY]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), H375 [2FE]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (see S. 1487), S10221 [4AU]

Education: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general education spending (see H.R. 2320), H4822 [23JN]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 1266), S7452 [22JN] (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration (see H. Res. 338), H10611 [20OC]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion (see S. 853), S4028 [21AP] (see H.R. 1673), H2635 [4MY]

———dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers (see S. Con. Res. 37), S6466 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1696 [24MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs (see S. 1675), S11726 [30SE]

———encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher certification and licensure programs (see S. 989), S4888 [6MY]

———enhance computer literacy skills of middle school students and encourage development of high-level educational software and Internet sites (see S. 491), S2095 [2MR]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see S. 1548), S10390 [5AU] (see H.R. 3006), H9303 [4OC]

———establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (see S. 988), S4888 [6MY] (see H.R. 1662), H2635 [4MY]

———establish partnership for education progress (see S. 1270), S7527 [23JN]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see S. 1422), S9072 [22JY]

———improve teacher quality (see S. 1603), S11130 [21SE]

———increase participation in advanced placement courses (see S. 1704), S12101 [6OC]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 50), S339 [19JA] (see S. 824), S3776 [15AP]

———promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), H11144 [28OC]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 1188), S6710 [8JN] (see S. 1604), S11130 [21SE] (see H.R. 2933), H8628 [23SE]

———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see S. 1649), S11565 [28SE] (see H.R. 591), H459 [4FE]

———provide grants to certain local educational agencies or eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers Academies (see H.R. 1223), H1596 [23MR]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1511), S10389 [5AU]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), H11971 [15NO]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 2223), H4341 [15JN]

———provide grants to States to improve mathematics and science instruction (see S. 164), S342 [19JA]

———provide school renovation and construction funding, scholarships that allow parents choice, and tax incentives (see H.R. 892), H888 [2MR]

———require equal funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H418 [3FE]

———require States to give priority to charter schools that will provide a racially integrated educational experience in awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant program (see H.R. 2468), H5366 [12JY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see S. 396), S1391 [9FE] (see H.R. 2), H641 [11FE] (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 336), H10339 [19OC]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see S. 271, 280), S850 [21JA] (see H.R. 800), H716 [23FE]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (see H. Res. 100), H1068 [9MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 143), H2201 [20AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 6), S345 [19JA] (see H.J. Res. 13), H243 [7JA]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 668), H584 [10FE]

———reform voter registration policies relative to use of Social Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls (see H.R. 180), H238 [7JA]

———requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (see H.R. 2026), H3857 [8JN]

Electric power: prohibit States from granting exclusive rights to sell electric energy or discriminating against the purchase of electric energy in interstate commerce (see S. 1284), S7590 [24JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (see S. 1676), S11726 [30SE]

———transform disadvantaged students' services from school-based to child-centered programs (see S. 1677), S11726 [30SE]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same standards as private facilities (see S. 857), S4109 [22AP]

Employment: increase flexibility for the transfer of within State allocations between adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities (see H.R. 2675), H6843 [2AU]

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 200), H238 [7JA] (see H.R. 733), H643 [11FE]

———provide State authority to permit certain employers of domestic workers to make annual wage reports (see S. 369), S1257 [4FE]

EPA: certify State voluntary cleanup programs for brownfield sites and clarify liability of landowners and prospective purchasers (see H.R. 1391), H1971 [13AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (see H.R. 2328), H4822 [23JN]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (see S. 1309), S7931 [30JN] (see H.R. 2183), H4222 [14JN]

Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States under a grant program administered by the agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver (see H.R. 2376), H5091 [29JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: increase minimum wage and protect the rights of States that have adopted State minimum wage laws (see S. 1887), S14407 [9NO]

———provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), H8628 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see S. 1355), S8373 [13JY] (see H.R. 2500), H5456 [13JY]

———expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care (see S. 599), S2576 [11MR]

———reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child support enforcement system (see S. 1033), S5264 [13MY] (see H.R. 2877), H8375 [15SE]

Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional children relative to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (see S. 209), S343 [19JA]

———prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional children relative to the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 2690), H6963 [3AU]

———State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates (see H.R. 310), H242 [7JA]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see S. 1688), S11951 [5OC] (see H.R. 2842), H8148 [13SE]

Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H12793 [18NO]

———require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 352), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 2029), H3857 [8JN]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see S. 1835), S13552 [29OC]

50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), H1019 [8MR]

———include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see S. 760), S3440 [25MR]

Firearms: allow individuals, or their estates, who suffered damages from the discharge of a firearm to bring civil action against the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the firearm (see H.R. 1049), H1162 [10MR]

———allow recovery of Federal damages by State and local governments in lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (see S. 560), S2411 [8MR]

———allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 727), S3439 [25MR] (see H.R. 492), H376 [2FE]

———allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), H2919 [6MY]

———assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), H642 [11FE] (see H.R. 2813), H7996 [8SE] (see H.R. 3255), H11702 [8NO]

———condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (see H.R. 2917), H8556 [22SE]

———encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), H1257 [11MR]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), H2919 [6MY]

———establish a National Firearm Injury Reporting System and provide State grants to collect information on fatal injuries caused by firearms (see H.R. 2010), H3856 [8JN]

———establish Federal cause of action against weapons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by firearms (see S. 686), S3123 [23MR] (see H.R. 1233), H1596 [23MR]

———notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun (see H.R. 2732), H7881 [5AU]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H271 [19JA]

———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (see S. 1080), S5586 [19MY] (see H.R. 3057), H9899 [12OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1068 [9MR]

———provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (see H.R. 831), H794 [24FE]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H12791 [18NO]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H8556 [22SE]

———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see S. 457), S1926 [24FE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S15089 [19NO]

———remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), H2469 [28AP]

Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), H8374 [15SE]

———report on and develop guidelines for carbon storage in national forests and establish State-operated revolving loan programs for private landowners to implement forestry carbon storage activities (see S. 1457), S9744 [29JY]

Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities (see S. 28), S338 [19JA] (see H.R. 1384), H1971 [13AP]

Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), H242 [7JA]

Georgia: authorize participation in the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program (see S. 1743), S12783 [18OC]

Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see S. 468), S2007 [25FE] (see H.R. 409), H271 [19JA]

———improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), consideration (see H. Res. 75), H714 [23FE]

———promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see S. 1214), S6857 [10JN] (see H.R. 2245), H4470 [16JN]

———require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on State and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see H.R. 2960), H8966 [28SE]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 439), H374 [2FE]

Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 264), S750 [20JA] (see H.R. 442), H375 [2FE]

———jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric projects (see S. 334), S1143 [3FE]

———relief (see S. 229), S344 [19JA]

Health: assure that funds provided for State emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), H4340 [15JN]

———develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see H.R. 2316), H4821 [23JN]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see S. 573, 578), S2503 [10MR] (see S. 881), S4256 [27AP] (see H.R. 2404), H5178 [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), H5366 [12JY]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), H4470 [16JN]

———promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), H1695 [24MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 216), H239 [7JA]

———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [10MR]

Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see H.R. 553), H418 [3FE]

———training to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence (see H.R. 3317), H11954 [10NO]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), H1257 [11MR]

———educational assistance for children and youth (see S. 1944), S14696 [17NO] (see H.R. 2888), H8467 [21SE]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 176), H238 [7JA]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States (see S. 1610), S11131 [21SE] (see S. Res. 188), S11430 [24SE]

———express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), H9303 [4OC]

———transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), H11196 [1NO]

Immigration: increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (see S. 1709), S12234 [7OC]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]

———permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary schools (see S. 677), S3057 [22MR] (see H.R. 183), H238 [7JA]

———reimburse States for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 2849), H8289 [14SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see S. 339), S1144 [3FE] (see S. 399), S1414 [10FE] (see S. 985), S4887 [6MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to minimum State grants (see H.R. 2949), H8665 [24SE]

———amend relative to placement of children in alternative educational settings and corrective actions against States (see H.R. 636), H537 [9FE]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), H585 [10FE] (see H.R. 1272), H1696 [24MR]

Insurance: disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan participants that would otherwise be protected under State law (see H.R. 2113), H4023 [9JN]

———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 496), S2095 [2MR]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]

Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 523), H416 [3FE]

———prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H2809 [5MY]

———treatment of losses arising from year 2000 computer problem failures that disrupt communications, intermodal transportation, and other matters affecting interstate commerce (see S. 1138), S6049 [26MY]

Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), H3211 [14MY]

Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry councils for labor market areas that are located in more than one State (see H.R. 201), H238 [7JA]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2496), H5456 [13JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (see S. 838), S3914 [20AP] (see H.R. 1498), H2202 [20AP]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 1760), S13011 [21OC] (see H.R. 3144), H10769 [25OC]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see S. 903), S4346 [28AP] (see H.R. 2810), H7995 [8SE] (see H.R. 3375), H12107 [16NO]

———modify definition of ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement and emergency response activities (see S. 1285), S7590 [24JN]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H10120 [14OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 1016), S5155 [12MY] (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]

———ensure that States provide due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 3299), H11953 [10NO]

———establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see S. 726), S3439 [25MR] (see H.R. 1807), H3170 [13MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H239 [7JA] (see H.R. 1461), H2131 [15AP]

———expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see H.R. 60), H233 [7JA]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (see S. 521), S2209 [3MR]

———lift earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 95), H2636 [4MY]

Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in residential facilities (see S. 1417), S9072 [22JY] (see H.R. 3045), H9645 [7OC]

———allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 737), S3439 [25MR]

———allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (see S. 365), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 458), H375 [2FE]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 180), S343 [19JA]

———eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to States for outreach and eligibility determination administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), H8556 [22SE]

———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), H11954 [10NO]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 902), S4346 [28AP] (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]

———prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements (see S. 346), S1144 [3FE]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see S. 792), S3695 [14AP] (see H.R. 1399), H2052 [14AP]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women and children (see S. 1227), S7127 [16JN]

———reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital payments to Minnesota (see H.R. 1610), H2469 [28AP]

———reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see S. 1302), S7819 [29JN] (see H.R. 2800), H7884 [5AU]

———remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio (see S. 1728), S12634 [14OC] (see H.R. 3065), H10032 [13OC]

———require payment by States of certain individualized education programs medical services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), H2635 [4MY]

———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H268 [19JA]

———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic assistance for tobacco farming communities (see H.R. 1232), H1596 [23MR]

———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs (see S. 584), S2503 [10MR] (see H.R. 610), H460 [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), H1799 [25MR]

Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see S. 378), S1258 [4FE] (see H.R. 549), H418 [3FE]

———improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (see H.R. 491), H376 [2FE]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see S. 866), S4109 [22AP] (see H.R. 804), H716 [23FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (see S. 628), S2729 [16MR] (see H.R. 1149), H1406 [17MR]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 16), H243 [7JA]

Mining and mineral resources: establish a program of supplemental unemployment benefits for certain unemployed coal miners (see H.R. 3507), H12793 [18NO]

———increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 1722), S12555 [13OC] (see H.R. 3063), H10032 [13OC]

———provide grants to States for programs for the reemployment of laid off miners in reclamation work (see H.R. 3062), H9899 [12OC]

Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), H7025 [4AU]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument (see S. 729), S3439 [25MR]

———require public participation in designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), H2202 [20AP]

———require public participation in designation of any national monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (see H. Res. 296), H8467 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H11556 [4NO]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 655), S2840 [17MR] (see S. 678), S3122 [23MR]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 2811), H7995 [8SE]

———recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 137), H4665 [18JN]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 115), H235 [7JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), H225 [6JA]

Native Americans: collection of certain State taxes from an individual who is not a member of an Indian tribe (see S. 550), S2274 [4MR]

———encourage tax compacts between State and tribal governments relative to the sale of certain goods to non-Indians (see S. 615), S2648 [15MR]

———provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1811), H3170 [13MY]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (see S. 623), S2729 [16MR] (see H.R. 1137), H1334 [16MR] (see H.R. 2918), H8556 [22SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see S.J. Res. 22), S4256 [27AP] (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

———repeal (see S. 916), S4432 [29AP]

———rescind congressional consent (see H.R. 744), H643 [11FE]

Northern Border States-Canada Trade Council: establish (see S. 119), S341 [19JA]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see S. 608), S2648 [15MR] (see H.R. 45), H226 [6JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect Federal employees (see S. 650), S2840 [17MR]

———amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H715 [23FE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reduce the amount of funds to States that have not implemented certain provisions (see H.R. 2061), H3858 [8JN]

Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation (see H.R. 2052), H3858 [8JN]

Pensions: clarify primacy of State regulations prohibiting individuals from benefitting from crimes involving the death of pension plan participants (see S. 1979), S15089 [19NO]

Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), H3503 [24MY]

Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-income seniors (see H.R. 2375), H5091 [29JN]

———permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]

Political action committees: reduce influence in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 2866), H8289 [14SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by political action committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 57), H233 [7JA]

———provide a rotating schedule for regional selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (see S. 1789), S13165 [26OC]

———provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (see H.R. 3277), H11853 [9NO]

Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), H272 [19JA]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see S. 1973), S15089 [19NO]

Privacy: eliminate requirement of providing Social Security numbers on recreational license applications (see H.R. 1345), H1801 [25MR]

———prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal data without consent and make such information available to the individual (see H.R. 2644), H6598 [29JY]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H239 [7JA]

———repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), H4910 [24JN]

Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation facilities in urban areas (see S. 532), S2273 [4MR] (see H.R. 1118), H1334 [16MR]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 826), S3848 [19AP]

———make certain Federal property is made available to States before other entities (see S. 351), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 738), H643 [11FE]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), H5177 [30JN]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (see H. Res. 352), H11371 [2NO]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (see S. 1608), S11131 [21SE]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H6351 [22JY]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), H2373 [27AP]

———provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), H3858 [8JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (see S. 516), S2209 [3MR] (see S. 1047, 1048), S5265 [13MY] (see H.R. 667), H584 [10FE]

———provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2645), H6598 [29JY]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 313), S1021 [27JA]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H4992 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (see S. 1036), S5264 [13MY]

———amend the Welfare-to-Work program and modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), H11143 [28OC]

———expand the educational and work opportunities of certain welfare recipients (see H.R. 3434), H12225 [17NO]

———guarantee State loans, provide grants to finance transportation services for recipients, and establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see H.R. 781), H715 [23FE]

———improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see S. 1800), S13257 [27OC] (see H.R. 2738), H7881 [5AU]

———make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1362), H1802 [25MR]

———reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (see H.R. 1482), H2201 [20AP]

———reauthorize Welfare-to-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (see S. 1317), S8084 [1JY]

———reward States that enact policies and support programs that lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), H586 [10FE]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 2777), H7883 [5AU]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 510), S2095 [2MR] (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), consideration (see H. Res. 180), H3391 [19MY]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see S. 859), S4109 [22AP] (see H.R. 2676), H6843 [2AU]

Refuse disposal: permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid waste imported from other nations (see H.R. 379), H269 [19JA]

———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see S. 663), S2935 [18MR] (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]

———State regulation of certain solid waste (see H.R. 378), H269 [19JA]

———State regulation of certain solid waste and exemption from civil liability relative to flow control ordinances (see H.R. 1270), H1696 [24MR]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2057), H3858 [8JN]

Rhode Island: establish eligibility for locality pay for Federal workers (see S. 1313), S8084 [1JY]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H8555 [22SE]

Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (see S. 292), S850 [21JA] (see H.R. 66), H233 [7JA]

———preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 230), H5090 [29JN]

———provide increased flexibility in use of funding (see S. 1144), S6285 [27MY]

———restrict tolling authority on Interstate Highway System (see S. 947), S4578 [3MY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 980), S4887 [6MY] (see S. 1757), S12931 [20OC] (see H.R. 1344), H1801 [25MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: exempt hydraulic fracturing from definition of underground injection (see S. 724), S3439 [25MR]

SBA: establish a regional or branch office in each State (see S. 287), S850 [21JA] (see H.R. 536), H417 [3FE]

Schools: establish matching grant program to help State and local jurisdictions purchase school safety equipment (see S. 996), S5036 [11MY]

———establish State revolving funds for school construction (see H.R. 2469), H5366 [12JY]

———provide grants to enable secondary schools to hire a director of school safety, discipline, and student assistance to develop or improve safety plan (see H.R. 2761), H7882 [5AU]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see S. 1992), S15089 [19NO]

———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H9076 [30SE]

———support of State and local initiatives to address the problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), H12794 [18NO]

Securities: allow Federal enforcement actions based on State enforcement actions against microcap securities fraud and broaden SEC regulation of rogue brokers (see S. 1189), S6790 [9JN]

Senior citizens: establish pharmacy assistance and medication management programs (see S. 1942), S14696 [17NO]

Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women (see H.R. 1843), H3295 [18MY]

———alternative penalty procedure relative to State child support disbursement requirements (see S. 1844), S13679 [2NO]

———clarify exemption of certain children with special needs from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), H11954 [10NO]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 717), S3438 [25MR] (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]

———eliminate fees for Federal administration of State supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), H1162 [10MR]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see S. 331), S1076 [28JA] (see H.R. 1091), H1257 [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), H1471 [18MR]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (S. 331), request return of papers (see S. Res. 127), S7527 [23JN]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1646), S11565 [28SE] (see H.R. 827), H794 [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), H12792 [18NO]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 1788), S13165 [26OC] (see H.R. 3146), H10861 [26OC] (see H.R. 3426), H12225 [17NO]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see S. 1656), S11566 [28SE] (see H.R. 2976), H9021 [29SE]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1570), S10612 [8SE] (see H.R. 2807), H7995 [8SE]

———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits (see H.R. 1919), H3604 [25MY]

———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 101), H2920 [6MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see S. 533), S2273 [4MR] (see S. 872), S4109 [22AP] (see H.R. 891), H888 [2MR]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 22), S4256 [27AP] (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see S. 305), S976 [25JA] (see H.R. 1832), H3215 [17MY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program: increase allotments to territories (see S. 215), S344 [19JA] (see H.R. 806), H716 [23FE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: assist local communities coordinate services for juvenile offenders transitioning from the juvenile justice system back into their communities (see S. 1046), S5264 [13MY]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (see S. 976), S4887 [6MY]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 787), H715 [23FE]

———make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), H2131 [15AP] (see H.R. 3187), H11195 [1NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see S. 1490), S10221 [4AU] (see H.R. 1433), H2130 [15AP]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H4992 [25JN]

———allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local governments and allow State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 554), H418 [3FE]

———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (see S. 470), S2007 [25FE] (see H.R. 859), H815 [25FE]

———allow the unused portion of the low-income housing credit, for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to be used for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 3451), H12791 [18NO]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H2202 [20AP]

———collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), H3170 [13MY]

———designate renewal communities (see S. 463), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 815), H793 [24FE]

———determination of tip credits relative to State and local laws and exemption of certain tips from taxation (see H.R. 1921), H3604 [25MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1595 [23MR]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see S. 1230), S7127 [16JN] (see H.R. 1108), H1267 [15MR]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 873), H815 [25FE]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see S. 893), S4256 [27AP] (see H.R. 1293), H1799 [25MR]

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), H7882 [5AU]

———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see S. 1038), S5264 [13MY] (see H.R. 1810), H3170 [13MY]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5155 [12MY]

———increase maximum contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts, allow flexibility in State prepaid tuition plans, and prevent the cancellation of certain benefits by other benefits (see S. 1054), S5371 [14MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 864), H815 [25FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see S. 526), S2209 [3MR] (see H.R. 2514), H5571 [14JY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 328), S1076 [28JA] (see S. 1611), S11255 [22SE] (see H.R. 3252), H11702 [8NO]

———modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 888), S4256 [27AP]

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (see S. 1446), S9378 [27JY]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H237 [7JA] (see H.R. 2400), H5178 [30JN]

———permit disclosure of certain tax information to facilitate combined Federal and State employment tax reporting (see S. 1328), S8084 [1JY]

———permit private educational institutions to maintain certain qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 588), H459 [4FE]

———prohibit imposition of discriminatory commuter taxes by political subdivisions of States (see S. 1246), S7324 [21JN]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (see S. 1558), S10390 [5AU]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see S. 1136), S6049 [26MY] (see H.R. 264), H241 [7JA]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), H2132 [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), H3710 [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), H5571 [14JY]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see S. Res. 24), S345 [19JA]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 2948), H8665 [24SE]

———treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 3119), H10611 [20OC]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 387), S1367 [8FE]

———treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 1060), H1162 [10MR]

———treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 462), H375 [2FE]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see S. 1726), S12633 [14OC] (see H.R. 1943), H3693 [26MY]

———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 1011), H1012 [4MR]

———treatment of reductions in State tax revenues relative to the provision of an earned income tax credit to recipients of temporary assistance for needy families block grants (see H.R. 2787), H7883 [5AU]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H233 [7JA]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority over the construction and placement of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 952), H955 [3MR]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (see S. 1538), S10389 [5AU] (see H.R. 2834), H8099 [9SE]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see H.R. 2346), H4911 [24JN]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see S. 765), S3594 [12AP] (see H.R. 2439), H5333 [1JY]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (see S. 1755), S12931 [20OC]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 3489), H12792 [18NO]

Tennessee: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see S. 1325), S8084 [1JY] (see H.R. 1255), H1695 [24MR] (see H.R. 1718), H2919 [6MY]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), H12225 [17NO]

———corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), H12793 [18NO]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 144), H236 [7JA]

Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 2014), H3856 [8JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (see H.R. 1252), H1695 [24MR]

Unemployment: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1830), H3215 [17MY]

———improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see S. 462), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 3174), H11144 [28OC]

Vermont: participation in the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program (see S. 1862), S13972 [4NO]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see S. 1489), S10221 [4AU] (see H.R. 2586), H6351 [22JY]

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. 2685), H6963 [3AU]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H8289 [14SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 1699), S12101 [6OC] (see H.R. 2720), H7881 [5AU]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (see S. 968), S4792 [5MY] (see H.R. 1106), H1258 [11MR]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see S. 685), S3123 [23MR] (see H.R. 2456), H5333 [1JY]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (see S. 188), S343 [19JA]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see S. 835), S3914 [20AP] (see H.R. 1775), H3085 [12MY]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), H8289 [14SE]

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management powers to States (see H.R. 2874), H8374 [15SE]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 37), H419 [3FE]

Chronologies

Georgia-South Carolina border agreement for the lower reaches of the Savannah River to the sea, S8271 [12JY]

Cloture motions

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S9209 [26JY], S9451 [28JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to proceed, S9014 [22JY]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2270 [4MR], S2358 [5MR], S2398, S2408 [8MR], S2464 [9MR], S2478, S2479 [10MR]

Conference reports

Education Flexibility Partnership Act (H.R. 800), H2144-H2148 [20AP]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), H12174-H12222 [17NO]

Cost Estimates

Dakota Water Resources Act (S. 623): CBO, S14778 [18NO]

Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act (S. 976): CBO, S13252-S13254 [27OC]

Court documents

Robert Davis v. Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, H6879 [3AU]

Sip & Save Liquors, Inc. v. Richard M. Dailey and William D. O'Donaghue, H6876-H6879 [3AU]

Descriptions

Adopt a School Program: North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction, H9188 [30SE]

Alternative Penalty Procedure Relative to State Child Support Disbursement Requirements (S. 1844), S13721 [2NO]

Poverty Data Correction Act (S. 204), S636 [19JA]

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Additional Children Relative to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (S. 209), S651 [19JA]

Examples

Effect of Medicare cuts on senior citizens: Massachusetts Senior Action Council, E1241 [14JN]

Excerpts

Child Safety and Youth Violence Prevention Act (H.R. 1501): Goodling amendment on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act provisions on mental health treatment, H4515 [17JN]

Social Security Act: Section 1903(D)(3) relative to money recovered by States with respect to medical assistance, S2833 [17MR]

Explanations

Exempt Law Enforcement Officers From State Laws Prohibiting Carrying of Concealed Handguns (H.R. 218), E11 [6JA]

Family Planning State Flexibility Act (S. 737), S3467 [25MR]

National Violence Prevention Initiative, S10738-S10741 [10SE]

Factsheets

Foster Care Independence Act (S. 1327), S8123 [1JY]

Impact of 1999 Drought on Ohio Crop and Livestock Farms, H9231 [1OC]

Forewords

Social Statistics and the City Report by David M. Heer: Senator Moynihan, S588 [19JA], S1172 [3FE]

Forms

Application for local communities to apply for teacher assistance grants, S11607 [29SE]

IRS income tax forms: Schedule A—itemized deductions, H2110 [15AP]

———Schedule B—interest and ordinary dividends, H2111 [15AP]

Letters

Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Gary Huggins, Education Leaders Council, H10695 [21OC]

Accountability in disadvantaged students programs: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S12153 [7OC]

———Michael J. Davis, New Mexico Dept. of Education, S12153 [7OC]

———Raymond C. Scheppach, National Governors' Association, S12157 [7OC]

Address problem of disproportionate minority confinement in juvenile correctional facilities: several law professors, S5563 [19MY]

Affordable housing for low-income families: National Low Income Housing Coalition, H7423 [5AU], E1794 [5AU]

Allow States to enact voluntary public financing legislation relative to Federal elections: several citizen groups, S12758 [18OC]

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Bernd von Droste, UNESCO, H3422 [20MY]

———Bob Lessard, Minnesota State Senate, H3411 [20MY]

———Don Wesson, Pulp & Paperworkers' Resource Council, H3412 [20MY]

———Donald P. Hodel, H3411 [20MY]

———G. Ray Arnett, H3411 [20MY]

———Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, H3412 [20MY]

———Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center, H3406 [20MY]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, H3423 [20MY]

———William P. Clark, H3412 [20MY]

Assist States to establish and maintain computer records of violent juvenile offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, H4376 [16JN]

Boxing Reform Act: Muhammad Ali, H11654 [8NO]

———Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, H11653 [8NO]

———National Association of Attorneys General, H11653 [8NO]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11652 [8NO]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H11652 [8NO]

Child Custody Protection Act: Joel J. Alpert, American Academy of Pediatrics and Lawrence S. Neistein, Society for Adolescent Medicine, H5108 [30JN]

Clarify liability for certain recycling transactions under CERCLA: several organizations, S7262 [18JN]

Competition in electric power industry: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S5289 [13MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, S11031 [16SE]

———Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina, S11030 [16SE]

———Roy Barnes, Governor of Georgia, S11030 [16SE]

Dairy compacts and consumer prices: several Senators, S10168 [4AU]

Dairy compacts and interstate commerce: several Senators, S10167 [4AU]

Dept. of Agriculture milk marketing order system: Charles R. Rawls, Dept. of Agriculture, S10140 [4AU]

———Leland Swenson, National Farmers Union, S10142 [4AU]

———Michael J. Rodrigues, H8486 [22SE]

———Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union, S10142 [4AU]

Dept. of HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative funds for ice storm damage in Maine: Cardell Cooper, Dept. of HUD, H3268 [18MY]

Designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S3674 [14AP]

———President Clinton, S3675 [14AP]

Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Bill Wheeler, Reed Springs R-IV, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Charles McGraw, Blue Springs, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Earnie Williamson, H915 [3MR]

———Kenneth C. Bowman, Jr., Carthage R-IX, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Larry E. Ewing, Rolla, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Larry Graves, Valley R-VI, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Lisa G. Keegan, Arizonia Dept. of Education, E424 [11MR]

———Lonnie Spurlock, Kirbyville R-VI, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Nicholas J. Thiele, Pemiscott County, MO, Special School District, S1986 [25FE]

———Ronald Lankford, Webb City R-VII, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

———Steve Gordon, H914 [3MR]

———William E. View, Harrisburg, MO, School District, S1985 [25FE]

Education Flexibility Partnership Act waivers relative to science and math teacher training: Gerald Wheeler, National Science Teacher Association, H1108 [10MR]

Educational assistance for homeless children and youth: Kathy Reid, Texas Homeless Network, H8443 [21SE]

———Rick Taylor, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, H8443 [21SE]

———Roy Morley, Iowa Dept. of Education, H8443 [21SE]

———Walter E. Varner, Maryland Dept. of Education, H8442 [21SE]

Efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes: Bob Rowe, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, H7346 [5AU]

———William E. Kennard, FCC, H7348 [5AU]

Exempt hydraulic fracturing from Safe Drinking Water Act definition of underground injection: Carol M. Browner, EPA, S3452 [25MR]

Exemption of certain managed health care plans and HMO's from State regulations: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H8959 [28SE]

———Mary Nell Lehnhard and Jack Ericksen, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, H8959 [28SE]

Extend moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S2982 [19MR]

———Jeffrey K. Taylor, Christian Coalition, S2982 [19MR]

———Kay C. James, National Gambling Impact Study Commission, S2981 [19MR]

———Nelson Kempsky and Christine Milliken, National Association of Attorneys General, S2982 [19MR]

———Tom Carper and Michael O. Leavitt, National Governors' Association, S2981 [19MR]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H11240 [2NO]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H11239 [2NO]

———several State and local government organizations, S2011 [25FE]

Firearms Rights, Responsibilities, and Remedies Act: Alex Penelas, S3137 [23MR]

———James K. Hahn, S3137 [23MR]

———Joseph P. Ganim, S3137 [23MR]

———Kathleen M. Sullivan, S3137 [23MR]

———Louise H. Renne, S3137 [23MR]

———Sarah Brady, Handgun Control Inc., S3138 [23MR]

Foreign aid certification of Mexico's drug enforcement efforts: George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizonia, and Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H1265 [15MR]

Foster Care Independence Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4985 [25JN]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H4985 [25JN]

———Representative Nancy L. Johnson, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4983 [25JN]

Full funding of Federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to States relative to public lands: Mike Cooney, Montana Sec. of State, H3362 [19MY]

Improve health of children: Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes (organization), S2581 [11MR]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S2580 [11MR]

Improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S1946 [24FE]

———Eric J. Oxfeld, Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers' Compensation (organization), S1946 [24FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Tom Carper, James B. Hunt, Jr., Michael O. Leavitt and Mike Huckabee, National Governors' Association, S3363 [25MR]

Investigation of alleged abuses by State taxing authorities against former residents: Representative Weller, E1773 [5AU]

Law enforcement community policing programs: Edward F. Davis III, Lowell, MA, Police Dept., S8994 [22JY]

———Paul F. Evans, Boston, MA, Police Dept., S8993 [22JY]

———Paula C. Mera, Springfield, MA, Police Dept., S8994 [22JY]

Make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H12750 [18NO]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2301 [8NO]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H11614 [5NO], E2301 [8NO]

———Representative Rangel, H11615 [5NO]

———several Democratic Representatives, E2299 [8NO]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act impact on medical education programs: several Representatives, H11620 [5NO]

Microcap Fraud Prevention Act: Peter C. Hildreth, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S6792 [9JN]

———Richard H. Walker, SEC, S6792 [9JN]

Motor vehicle titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles: Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, S3125 [23MR]

———Patricia Sturdevant, National Association of Consumer Advocates, S3124 [23MR]

———Richard Blumenthal, Bill Lockyer, and Tom Miller, National Association of Attorneys General, S3124 [23MR]

Municipal Solid Waste Interstate Transportation and Local Authority Act: several Governors, S4130 [22AP]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, S4131 [22AP]

National identification card law repeal: Jane Orient, S11067 [16SE]

———several organizations, S11067 [16SE]

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Anne S. Ferro, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, S5022 [11MY]

———Edward R. Pemble, Idaho Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5024 [11MY]

———Eltra Nelson, Chuck Schaub, and Victoria D. Whitlock, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, S5022 [11MY]

———Judith Overbeek, Michigan Dept. of State, S5023 [11MY]

———Kay Covington, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S5024 [11MY]

———Kenneth M. Beam, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5022 [11MY]

———Mari Miller, Oregon Dept. of Transportation, DMV Services, S5024 [11MY]

———Mike Gamble, Alabama Dept. of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division/Title Section, S5025 [11MY]

———Richard E. Jackson, Jr., New York Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5024 [11MY]

———Roger D. Cross, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, S5025 [11MY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S14831 [18NO]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact reauthorization and implementation of certain milk price structures as part of a consolidation of Federal milk marketing orders: Council of State Governments, S12225 [7OC]

———Robert W. Spear, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, S12224 [7OC]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies for possession of weapons under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H4531 [17JN]

———Bruce Hunter, American Association of School Administrators, H4531 [17JN]

———Gerald Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, H4530 [17JN]

Pharmaceutical Aid to Older Americans Act: Janice Jackson, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, S14707 [17NO]

———Kathleen C. Konka, National Association of State Units on Aging, S14707 [17NO]

Preemption of State and local laws relative to GATT and NAFTA: Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, H7369 [5AU]

Prohibit Federal recoupment of Medicaid funds from State tobacco settlements: Betty Lou Ward, National Association of Counties, S1158 [3FE]

———Christine O. Gregoire and Betty Montgomery, National Association of Attorneys General, S1157 [3FE]

———Clarence E. Anthony, National League of Cities, S1158 [3FE]

———Dan Blue, National Conference of State Legislatures, S1157 [3FE]

———Patrick J. O'Donnell, Nebraska State Legislature, E802 [28AP]

———Sally K. Richardson, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, S1160 [3FE]

———Thomas R. Carper and Michael O. Leavitt, National Governors' Association, S1157 [3FE]

Protect children from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4403 [16JN]

Provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S10554 [8SE]

Public Land and Recreation Investment Act: Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife (organization) and Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2283 [4MR]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2284 [4MR]

Regulation of firearm transfers at gun shows: Edward A. Flynn, Police Executive Research Forum, S5128 [12MY]

———Hubert Williams, Police Foundation, S5128 [12MY]

———Jess Quintero, Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, S5129 [12MY]

———Robert L. Stewart, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, S5129 [12MY]

Relief for agriculture losses in drought-affected States: Bob Taft, Governor of Ohio, H9231 [1OC]

———several Governors, H9231 [1OC]

Repeal certain habeas corpus requirements relative to Federal review of State judgments: several former attorneys general, S606 [19JA]

Restrict disclosures of medical information by insurance companies: Representative Ganske, H6730 [30JY]

State and Federal roles in enacting consumer protections for group health plans: George Reider, Jr., and Kathleen Sebelius, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S8230 [12JY]

———Republican Governors Association, S8465 [14JY], S8548 [15JY]

Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center redesignation as the Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center: Kevin A. Smith, Arkansas State Senate, S8137 [1JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants for religious organizations providing substance abuse treatment: Richard T. Foltin, Office of Government and International Affairs, S13860 [3NO]

———Rob Cavenaugh, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, S13861 [3NO]

Suspend Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements in Presidentially declared disaster areas: Coalition To Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, S12179 [7OC]

———several Representatives, S12181 [7OC]

Tax treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary: Marshall Bennett, College Savings Plan Network (organization), S1369 [8FE]

———Paul P. Borden, Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, S1369 [8FE]

Tax treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation: Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S12639 [14OC]

Television Parental Guidelines System and V-chip television sets: Jack Valenti, Motion Picture Association of America, Decker Anstrom, National Cable Television Association, and Edward O. Fritts, National Association of Broadcasters, S5207 [13MY]

———Kathryn Montgomery, Center for Media Education, S5207 [13MY]

———several organizations, S5206 [13MY]

———several Senators and former Senators, S5206 [13MY]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding: Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii, S2884 [18MR]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: several Representatives, E2523 [19NO]

Treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce under the Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: several information technology businesses and associations, H6871 [3AU]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Carla J. Stovall, Kansas Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]

———Don Stenberg, Nebraska Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]

———Jan Graham, Utah Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]

———Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, H6859 [3AU]

———Mark L. Earley, Virginia Attorney General, H6859 [3AU]

———Mike Fisher, Pennsylvania Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]

———several State attorneys general, H6859 [3AU]

———Tom Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General, H6860 [3AU]

Upper Delaware River Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S8509 [14JY]

Use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local coastal conservation programs: several Governors, S11914 [5OC]

Use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States: Elton Bomer, Texas Sec. of State, S11065 [16SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13927 [4NO]

———several Governors, S13927 [4NO]

———several Senators, S14677 [17NO]

———several individuals and organizations, S13926 [4NO], S14677 [17NO]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act: National Governors' Association, S5721 [20MY]

Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Prison Construction Grant Program funding: several Governors, H7198 [4AU]

Waive Federal Medicaid claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs: Alan G. Lance, Idaho Attorney General, S2890 [18MR]

———Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S2831 [17MR], S2894 [18MR]

———Fran Du Melle, American Lung Association, S2882 [18MR]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), S2883 [18MR]

———Tom Carper and Michael O. Leavitt, National Governors' Association, S2891, S2894 [18MR]

Welfare-to-Work program reauthorization to provide additional resources and flexibility: Alexis M. Herman, Sec. of Labor, S8090 [1JY]

Lists

Adopt a School Program: North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction, H9188 [30SE]

Agencies involved in establishing Minnesota as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, S8047 [1JY]

Amendments to S. 254, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S5328 [14MY]

Cosponsors of Biden amendment on community policing programs to S. 1217, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S8990 [22JY]

Court cases relative to the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to bear arms, H8646 [24SE]

DAV veterans' health care rallies, S6177 [27MY]

Examples of horrible prison conditions involving juveniles, H4431 [16JN]

Examples of horrible prison conditions involving mentally ill and disabled prisoners, H4431 [16JN]

Examples of horrible prison conditions involving women, H4431 [16JN]

Groups supporting S. 881, Medical Information Protection Act, S4265 [27AP]

Organizations supporting S. 446, Resources 2000 Act, S8853 [20JY]

Organizations supporting the Women's Educational Equity Act, H10509 [20OC]

State bonds under H.R. 1660, Public School Modernization Act, E846 [4MY]

Supporters of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act), H10697 [21OC]

Supporters of S. 1800, Food Stamp Outreach and Research for Kids (FORK) Act, S13260 [27OC]

Violations of Federal and State laws by the alleged perpetrators of the crimes at Columbine High School, S4243 [27AP], H2332 [27AP]

Memorandums

Address Problem of Disproportionate Minority Confinement in Juvenile Facilities: Roger Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity, S5570 [19MY]

Agriculture Loss Estimates in Drought-Affected States: Several States, H9231, H9232 [1OC]

Homestead Property Bankruptcy Exemption: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S14483 [10NO]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Several Democratic Representatives, E2299 [8NO]

Motions

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6886 [3AU]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S5018 [11MY], S5142, S5145 [12MY], S5237, S5240 [13MY], S5326 [14MY], S5581, S5582 [19MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5120 [30JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4555 [17JN], H6723 [30JY], H8563, H8567, H8595, H8600 [23SE], H8645, H8653, H8658 [24SE], H9965 [13OC], H10078 [14OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10714 [21OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10654 [21OC]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1549 [23MR]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2200 [3MR], S2395 [8MR], S2557, S2560, S2561, S2563, S2566, S2567 [11MR]

Papers

ID Cards—Some Personal Views From Around the World: Privacy International (organization), S11067 [16SE]

Petitions

State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards: several Mayors of U.S. cities, S9215 [26JY]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H3422 [20MY]

Maine: Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S12224 [7OC]

Mandatory disclosure of salvage history and major damage to motor vehicles: National Association of Attorneys General, S3125 [23MR]

Montana: full funding of Federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes to States relative to public lands, H3362 [19MY]

Nebraska: prohibit Federal recoupment of Medicaid funds from State tobacco settlements, E802 [28AP]

Texas: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S11065 [16SE]

Press releases

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5368 [14MY]

———Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5368 [14MY]

Proposals

Implement National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments, E1796 [5AU]

Remarks in House

Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (H.R. 2901), H9028 [30SE], E1906 [21SE]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (H.R. 11), H2555 [4MY]

Alabama: Corps of Engineers projects funding, H2485 [29AP]

———voter rejection of State lottery proposal, H9958 [13OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6857-H6888 [3AU], E1740 [4AU]

———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), consideration (H. Res. 272), H6856, H6857 [3AU]

———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), corrections in engrossment, H6888 [3AU]

———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), motion to recommit, H6886, H6887 [3AU]

———require carriers to obtain signature at places of residence for interstate shipping and delivery of liquor, H6882, H6883 [3AU]

———study impact on underage drinking of enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H6883-H6887 [3AU]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H12768 [18NO]

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: exempt Biosphere Reserves in Colorado, H3417-H3419 [20MY]

American Medical Association Alliance: tribute to Save America's Schools From Violence Program, H9903, H9904 [13OC]

Arizona: protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (H.R. 747), H6773-H6775 [2AU], E225 [11FE]

Bankruptcy: prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H2649, H2702, H2704 [5MY]

Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (H.R. 3257), H12003-H12005 [16NO]

California: anniversary of statehood, E2350 [11NO]

———flood control projects funding, H2487 [29AP]

Carnahan, Mel: Americans for the Arts and the U.S. Conference of Mayors Award for State Arts Leadership recipient, E143 [4FE]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1577 [23MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (H.R. 274), E35 [7JA]

Chiang, John: San Fernando Valley Democratic Party Legislator of the Year Award recipient, E994 [18MY]

Chicago, IL: use of airport passenger facility charges to expand runways, H4258 [15JN]

Children and youth: address problem of disproportionate minority confinement in juvenile correctional facilities, H4391 [16JN]

———anti-gang programs funding, H4378, H4379 [16JN]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (H.R. 3132), E2164 [21OC]

———confidential toll-free school safety hotlines funding, H4380, H4381 [16JN]

———improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 1545), E758 [22AP]

———improve health of children (H.R. 1085), E424 [11MR]

———juvenile justice programs funding, H4377, H4378 [16JN]

———juvenile justice witness assistance programs funding, H4379, H4380 [16JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (H.R. 837), E275 [24FE]

———mentoring programs funding, H4521, H4522 [17JN]

———provide State grants to improve child care (H.R. 2175), E1207 [10JN], E2516 [19NO]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (H.R. 1996), E1122 [27MY]

———require States to certify that prospective foster parents are being adequately trained, H4985, H4986 [25JN]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), H4675 [22JN], H4959-H4988 [25JN]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), consideration (H. Res. 221), H4957-H4959 [25JN]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 3443), H12846 [18NO]

Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 795), H10127-H10131 [18OC], E258 [23FE]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 438), H12836-H12840 [18NO]

Cincinnati, OH: sale of Blue Ash Airport, H4266 [15JN]

Clean Air Act: remove a provision limiting States to proportionately less assistance than their respective populations and Federal tax payments (H.R. 2427), E1477 [1JY]

Clean Water Act: compliance of any water quality agreement between Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, H2487 [29AP]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H298 [2FE], H625 [11FE], H660 [23FE], H1274 [16MR], H1733, H1753 [25MR], H2556 [4MY], H2963, H2965, H2967, H2970 [11MY], H3218 [18MY], H3463 [24MY], H4131 [14JN], H4997 [29JN], H5371 [13JY], H6427 [27JY], H8875 [28SE], H11203 [2NO], H11377 [3NO], H11648 [8NO], H11709 [9NO], H11974 [16NO], E318 [2MR], E724 [21AP], E930 [11MY]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H7891, H7906, H7907 [8SE]

Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local governments through Federal supply schedules (H.R. 1599), E793 [28AP]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), E1801 [8SE]

———funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (H.R. 1022), H1008 [4MR], E349 [4MR]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, H638 [11FE]

Congress: consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (H.J. Res. 62), H8429-H8431 [21SE]

Connecticut State Technology Extension Program: funding, E1687 [30JY]

Constitutional amendments: grant power to propose constitutional amendments (H.J. Res. 29), E232 [12FE]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, H9296-H9301 [4OC], H9880-H9886 [12OC], H10037 [14OC]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in wetlands and waters, H2483 [29AP]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), H11720-H11722 [9NO]

———multiple regional offices funding, H6520, H6537-H6539 [27JY]

Courts: allow State courts to certify class action claims after failing Federal court certification, H8585-H8588 [23SE]

———apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8355 [15SE], H8561, H8568-H8595 [23SE], E1026 [19MY], E1960 [24SE]

———apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), consideration (H. Res. 295), H8563-H8567 [23SE]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison release orders, H4430-H4432 [16JN]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison release orders (H.R. 12), E1 [6JA]

———prohibit moving class action claims from State courts to Federal courts by other than certified members of the class, H8584 [23SE]

———prohibit moving tobacco company class action claims from State courts to Federal courts, H8579-H8584 [23SE]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (H.R. 2986), E2009 [1OC]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), H12882-H12884 [18NO]

———treatment of class action lawsuits against firearm and ammunition manufacturers, H8577, H8578 [23SE]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (H.R. 1684), H2642 [5MY]

Crime: assist States to establish and maintain computer records of violent juvenile offenders, H4376 [16JN]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H4415-H4420 [16JN]

———establish Federal penalties for recruitment of individuals for interstate street gangs and organized crime activity, H4433, H4434 [16JN]

———exempt adult siblings, grandparents, and religious persons from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H5120, H5121 [30JN]

———improve automated interstate criminal identification systems, H7367, H7368, H7375, H7376 [5AU]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, H3482-H3488 [24MY], H3507, H3509, H3510 [25MY], H3610, H3611, H3612, H3613, H3614 [26MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 2037), E1163 [8JN]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), E969 [14MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), return to Senate (H. Res. 249), H5677-H5680 [15JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H3868 [9JN], H4830 [24JN], H5102-H5123 [30JN], E1485 [1JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), consideration (H. Res. 233), H5099-H5102 [30JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), motion to recommit, H5120, H5121 [30JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), H638 [11FE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H2276 [22AP], H3772, H3824 [8JN], H3870 [9JN], H4232, H4329 [15JN], H4345, H4347, H4349, H4364-H4469 [16JN], H4476-H4573 [17JN], H4663 [18JN], H4717-H4720 [22JN], H8559, H8561, H8563 [23SE], H8631, H8632 [24SE], H8877 [28SE], H11552 [4NO], H12173 [17NO], E1329, E1339, E1341 [18JN], E1972 [27SE], E2086 [13OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (H. Res. 209), H4350-H4364 [16JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H6723-H6725 [30JY], H8439 [21SE], H8524-H8531 [22SE], H8563, H8595-H8613 [23SE], H8645-H8660 [24SE], H9965 [13OC], H10078-H10083 [14OC], E1960 [24SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to recommit, H4569-H4572 [17JN]

———provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons, H7367 [5AU]

———provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons (H.R. 1915), H3535 [25MY], H3737-H3739, H3741 [7JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: clarify inclusion relative to school construction projects, H11409 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: development of Southwest Defense Complex, E1899 [21SE]

———ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (H.R. 474), E365 [9MR]

———transfer of property to local communities negotiating under base closure laws, H4079 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (H.R. 127), H402 [3FE], H1979 [14AP], H11484 [4NO]

———establish the Pilot Child Centered Program, H10641-H10647 [21OC]

———prekindergarten programs funding, H10640 [21OC]

———prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification proposals and withholding of funding to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing or certification proposals (H.R. 1706), E858 [5MY]

Dept. of Energy: weatherization assistance grants funding, H5473-H5483, H5564 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, H12825, H12826, H12829-H12832 [18NO], E2284 [5NO], E2524 [19NO]

Dept. of HUD: affordable housing for low-income families funding, H7423 [5AU], H7900, H7902, H7904, H7908 [8SE], H8042 [9SE], E1794 [5AU]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (H.R. 1627), E820 [29AP]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 425), E88 [20JA]

———notify grant applicants of technical deficiencies in order to resubmit applications, H754 [24FE]

Dept. of Justice: crime prevention and drug treatment programs funding through offsets in the truth-in-sentencing block grant program, H7197-H7200 [4AU]

———State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding (H.R. 1724), E895 [6MY]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H7000 [4AU]

Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (H.R. 20), H9853, H9854 [12OC], E25 [7JA]

———prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H5520-H5531 [14JY], E1579 [16JY]

———restore funding to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, H5409-H5419 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: distribution limits on Federal transit aid to States, H4773 [23JN]

———establish Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses to prevent counterfeiting, H4760 [23JN]

———railroad mitigation funding, H10065, H10066 [14OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (H.R. 566), E127 [3FE]

———veterans extended care facilities funding, H8052-H8054 [9SE]

Des Plaines River: flood control project funding, H2486 [29AP], H6520 [27JY]

Disasters: allow States to receive in-lieu contributions for areas with unstable soil, remove SBA housing assistance loan requirements, and require public comment on certain FEMA policy changes, H975 [4MR]

District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and universities (H.R. 974), H3465-H3469 [24MY], H11170-H11176 [1NO], E1100 [26MY], E2278 [5NO]

Drunken driving: efforts to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals and increase penalties for offenders, H1174 [11MR]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H4231 [15JN]

———encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return contaminated sites to economically productive or other beneficial uses (H.R. 2580), E1626 [22JY]

Education: allow students to transfer to another public school if they are victims of violent crime or attend unsafe schools, H10635, H10636 [21OC]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H4896-H4901 [24JN], H10375 [20OC], H10689-H10715 [21OC], E2325 [10NO]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), amendment process, H10090 [14OC]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), consideration (H. Res. 338), H10685-H10689 [21OC]

———bilingual education programs reform, H10493-H10495 [20OC], H10619, H10652, H10654, H10655 [21OC]

———disadvantaged student assistance programs funding, H10636-H10640 [21OC]

———distribution and use of certain education funding for community based projects, H11409-H11419 [3NO]

———encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher certification and licensure programs, H4805 [23JN]

———ensure parental and teacher involvement in formulation of professional development programs for teachers, H5888, H5889 [20JY]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (H.R. 3006), E2019 [4OC]

———establish a scholarship program for children who are victims of violent crime or attend unsafe schools, H10623-H10628 [21OC]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (H.R. 1648), E814 [29AP]

———include science among subjects requiring State standards and assessments, H10647-H10649 [21OC]

———professional development programs to improve quality of principals, H5891, H5892 [20JY]

———promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs (H. Con. Res. 213), H11208-H11212 [2NO]

———provide for teacher technology training, H5887, H5888, H5890 [20JY], E1615 [21JY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching, H5897, H5898, H6004 [20JY]

———reductions in school class size, H4882 [24JN]

———release States from compliance with certain Federal regulations relative to educational performance, H5172 [30JN]

———require equity in State education funding, H10711-H10713 [21OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H697-H704 [23FE], H1153 [10MR], H1905 [13AP], H2060 [15AP], H3869 [9JN], H11378 [3NO], H11716 [9NO], E354 [4MR]

———school-based counseling services funding, H4552, H4553 [17JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4743 [23JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 1494), H2149, H2150 [20AP], H4132 [14JN], E702 [20AP]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H488 [9FE], H589, H590 [11FE], H10413-H10514 [20OC], H10619, H10621-H10656 [21OC], E2158 [21OC], E2167, E2177 [25OC], E2188, E2190, E2191 [26OC], E2253 [3NO], E2460 [19NO]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), amendment process, H10090 [14OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 336), H10408-H10413 [20OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), corrections in engrossment, H10656 [21OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H10654, H10655 [21OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), permission to file report, H10275 [19OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (S. 396), H1483 [23MR]

———State use of Federal funds to conduct background checks on teachers, H5872 [20JY]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities, H4806 [23JN], H5172 [30JN]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H760, H762, H784 [24FE], H897, H914, H939 [3MR], H964 [4MR], H1026, H1056 [9MR], H1077, H1078, H1079, H1089-H1136, H1148-H1154 [10MR], H1175-H1177 [11MR], H1588, H1590, H1591 [23MR], H1602 [24MR], E265 [23FE], E405, E411, E421, E423, E424 [11MR], E439 [16MR], E569 [25MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), conference report, H2150 [20AP], H2211-H2218 [21AP], E742 [22AP]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1081-H1088 [10MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 143), H2208-H2211 [21AP]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), corrections in engrossment, H1177 [11MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), motion to instruct conferees, H1549-H1556 [23MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), unanimous-consent request, H1136 [10MR]

———clarify State oversight and reporting requirements, H1131, H1132 [10MR]

———ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement, H1077, H1093, H1094, H1114-H1131, H1151 [10MR], H2213 [21AP], E421, E423 [11MR]

———ensure that the underlying statutory requirements of programs for which a waiver is granted continue to be met relative to science and math teacher training, H1100-H1108, H1112 [10MR]

———prohibit waivers relative to serving schools with high low-income student populations, H1091, H1097, H1132-H1136 [10MR], H1176 [11MR], E421 [11MR]

Elections: reform voter registration policies relative to use of Social Security numbers and purging of names from State rolls (H.R. 180), E39 [7JA]

———require that a majority of congressional campaign contributions come from State residents, H8251-H8253 [14SE]

Electronic commerce: treatment of Internet and interactive computer services relative to enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court on the interstate transportation of liquor, H6868-H6874 [3AU]

Employment: provide for regional skills training alliances (H.R. 200), E33 [7JA]

EPA: implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter standards, E1015 [19MY]

———State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards, H6665 [29JY], H8022, H8023 [9SE], H8535 [22SE], H9007-H9010 [29SE]

ERISA: employer and employee benefits, H8155 [14SE]

Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States under a grant program administered by the agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver (H.R. 2376), H5370 [13JY]

FAA: prohibit increase in passenger facility charges, H4311-H4317 [15JN]

———use of passenger facility charges, H4258 [15JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (H.R. 2928), H8878 [28SE], H10188 [19OC]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H8536 [22SE]

Federal aid programs: focus assistance programs on communities with high poverty and unemployment rates, H756 [24FE]

———use of common application or reporting forms, H755 [24FE]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), E1855 [13SE]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: adhere to Paperwork Elimination Act regulations, H755 [24FE]

Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to include American Samoa, H5243 [1JY]

50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1029), E344 [4MR]

———include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1029), H1276 [16MR], E361 [8MR]

———tribute, H10332 [19OC]

Financial institutions: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, H5219, H5222 [1JY]

———ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers, H6728-H6738 [30JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 492), H279 [2FE]

———allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (H.R. 1726), E895 [6MY]

———assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (H.R. 2813), E1804 [8SE]

———encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (H.R. 1086), H3609 [26MY]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (H.R. 1723), E895 [6MY]

———enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of firearms, H6874-H6881 [3AU]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H4439-H4442 [16JN]

———exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, H4625-H4628 [18JN]

———gun control, H4658 [18JN]

———promote the use of child safety locks, H8561 [23SE]

———provide grants to encourage State and local law enforcement agencies to detain students bringing guns to schools (H.R. 831), E277 [24FE]

———reduce Federal funding relative to suspension of driving privileges of minors who illegally possess or commit a crime with a firearm, H4436 [16JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H6519 [27JY], H10514 [20OC], H12751 [18NO]

Floods: disaster assistance to Las Vegas, NV, H5360 [12JY]

Florida: Corps of Engineers projects funding, H2485 [29AP]

Foreign banks: allow the upgrade of bank agencies and branches with the approval of the appropriate chartering agency, H5291, H5292 [1JY]

Forests: increase cutting quotas relative to forest restoration projects, H5051 [29JN]

Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities (S. 28), H12840-H12842 [18NO]

Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (H.R. 316), E25 [7JA]

Geological Survey: installation and operation of water gauges in river basins in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, H5501 [14JY]

Georgia: preferential treatment relative to Federal funding for certain housing assistance programs, H2276 [22AP]

Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), H749-H758 [24FE], E86 [20JA]

———improve Federal financial assistance programs (H.R. 409), consideration (H. Res. 75), H738 [24FE]

———improve Federal financial assistance programs (S. 468), H11236-H11240 [2NO]

———promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (H.R. 2245), E1285 [16JN]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 439), H494-H496 [9FE]

Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R. 442), E116 [2FE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H487 [9FE], H8970 [29SE], H9310 [5OC], H10372 [20OC]

Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (H.R. 2316), H9905 [13OC], E1375 [23JN]

———limit medical malpractice claims (H.R. 2242), E1290 [16JN]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively (H.R. 1073), H2276 [22AP]

———educational assistance for children and youth, H10499 [20OC]

———educational assistance for children and youth (H.R. 2888), H8442 [21SE]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (H.R. 176), E61 [7JA]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8443-H8449 [21SE], H8538-H8540 [22SE], H8828 [27SE], H9018 [29SE], H9189 [30SE], H9232 [1OC], H9289 [4OC], H9305, H9328-H9334 [5OC], H9879 [12OC], H9960 [13OC], H10517 [20OC], H10913, H10914, H10926 [27OC], H11104-H11106 [28OC], E1934 [22SE]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, H11685 [8NO], H12809, H12889 [18NO], E2253 [3NO]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina relative to school construction and renovation, H9188 [30SE]

———express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (H. Res. 322), H9328-H9334 [5OC], H9648 [8OC]

———preparations in Southern States for Hurricane Floyd, H8133, H8134 [13SE]

———transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (H. Res. 349), H11330-H11338 [2NO], E2260 [3NO]

———tribute to group providing cleanup assistance to North Carolina, H10864 [27OC]

Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, H3268 [18MY]

Immigration: effects on State population and infrastructure, H10158-H10162 [18OC]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (H.R. 41), E73 [20JA]

———permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary schools (H.R. 183), E61 [7JA]

———personnel and infrastructure improvements funding at border crossings, E2141 [19OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies relative to possession of weapons, H4523-H4533 [17JN]

Insurance: allow mutual insurance companies to redomesticate to another State and reorganize into a mutual holding or stock company, H5306-H5308 [1JY]

Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: make implementation contingent upon Federal judgeship vacancy levels, H8588-H8592 [23SE]

IRS: disproportionate auditing of low income residents located in Southern States, H4741 [23JN]

Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry councils for labor market areas that are located in more than one State (H.R. 201), E33 [7JA]

Johnson, Gary: proposal to legalize certain controlled substances by the Governor of New Mexico, H9518 [7OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), H10786, H10787 [26OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: assess and treat mental health needs of juvenile offenders, H4515-H4517 [17JN]

———authorizing appropriations, H4511-H4520 [17JN]

Krawczewicz, William: tribute to design of Maryland quarter in the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program, E1616 [21JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions funding, H312 [2FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H485 [9FE], H1754 [25MR], H3003, H3006, H3070 [12MY], H3151 [13MY], H6981, H6997, H7204 [4AU], H7382 [5AU], H10379, H10382, H10383, H10402 [20OC], H12162 [17NO], E1786 [5AU]

———community policing programs funding, H4570 [17JN]

———community policing programs funding relative to school resource officer programs, H7203 [4AU]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 3375), E2394 [16NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (H.R. 1093), E403 [11MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 1461), E674 [15AP]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), E10 [6JA]

Louisiana State University: tribute to high-technology summit conference, H9643 [7OC]

Maryland: study of pollution nutrient overload from dredging Chesapeake Bay, H2483 [29AP]

Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in residential facilities (H.R. 3045), E2069 [7OC]

———allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, H8151 [14SE]

———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology, H6590 [29JY]

———prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements, E801 [28AP]

———require payment by States of certain individualized education programs medical services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 1672), E846 [4MY]

———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement, H3266, H3267 [18MY], E1010 [18MY]

———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs (H.R. 1289), E582 [25MR]

Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 549), E129 [3FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment amounts to certain health care facilities in Florida, H10155 [18OC]

———improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (H.R. 491), E97 [2FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (H.R. 1149), E499 [18MR]

Metric system: State conversion requirements, H5051 [29JN]

Minimum wage: level, H8972 [29SE]

Mining and mineral resources: disposal of excess spoil and coal mine waste into U.S. waters, H12750, H12751 [18NO]

———increase maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (H.R. 3063), E2088 [13OC]

———increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (H.R. 3063), H12009, H12010 [16NO]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood, E898 [6MY]

Monuments and memorials: Presidential authority to declare national monuments as provided under the Antiquities Act, H8644 [24SE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument, H4346 [16JN]

———require public participation in designation of any national monument (H.R. 1487), H4741 [23JN], H8635-H8645 [24SE], E712 [20AP], E1986 [29SE]

———require public participation in designation of any national monument (H.R. 1487), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8633-H8634 [24SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: provide funding to States based on population, H5502 [14JY]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments, E1795 [5AU]

———recommendations (H. Con. Res. 137), E1327 [18JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (H.R. 38), E3 [6JA]

National Weather Service: evaluate impact of closing offices located near wind zone known as Tornado Alley, H3357, H3358 [19MY]

Nevada: development of a college scholarship program based on scholastic achievements, H647 [12FE]

New York State Association of Counties: anniversary, E1576 [16JY]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, H7002 [4AU]

North Carolina: tribute to State senate traffic enforcement statistics legislation, E1659 [27JY]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (H.R. 1137), E438 [16MR]

———increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (H.R. 2918), E1936 [22SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: expire, H6847 [3AU]

———reauthorize and modify conditions, H12751, H12752, H12754, H12788, H12789, H12799, H12815 [18NO], E2528 [22NO]

———reauthorize and modify conditions (H.R. 1604), E851 [4MY], E907 [10MY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), H249 [19JA], H284 [2FE], H421 [4FE], H577 [10FE], H587 [11FE], H664 [23FE], H836 [2MR], H961 [4MR], H1026 [9MR], H1173 [11MR], H1261 [15MR], H1781 [25MR], H2135 [19AP], H2207 [21AP], H2301 [26AP], H3004 [12MY], H3213 [17MY], H3465 [24MY], H3707 [27MY], H3769 [8JN]

OMB: require report on improvements in Federal financial assistance programs, H755 [24FE]

Oregon: Corps of Engineers projects funding, H2483 [29AP]

Pennsylvania: gambling referendum, H1250 [11MR]

Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligibility under existing State prescription drug assistance programs for low-income seniors (H.R. 2375), E1431 [29JN]

Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private entities from transferring, selling, or disclosing personal data without consent and make such information available to the individual (H.R. 2644), H10617 [21OC]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number, H4744 [23JN]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E3 [6JA]

———repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses, H413 [3FE]

———repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses (H.R. 2337), E1396 [24JN]

Public lands: full funding of Federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, H3362 [19MY]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11122 [28OC], H11395-H11420 [3NO], E1499 [1JY]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), consideration (H. Res. 352), H11391-H11395 [3NO]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition (H.R. 1587), H2309 [27AP]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 2363), E1408 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (H.R. 2738), E1793 [5AU]

———reauthorize Welfare-To-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (H.R. 1482), E708 [20AP]

———reform, H8972 [29SE]

———reward States that enact policies and support programs that lift families out of poverty (H.R. 699), H624 [11FE]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H8131 [13SE], H9177 [30SE]

Puerto Rico: impact of culture in determination of statehood, H3508 [25MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights, H925-H927 [3MR]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), H3149 [13MY], H3397, H3402-H3425 [20MY], E297 [1MR], E1076 [25MY]

———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), consideration (H. Res. 180), H3398-H3401 [20MY]

———require congressional approval before entering any international agreement on disposal, management or use of public lands, H3416, H3417 [20MY]

Religion: reserve power to allow display of the Ten Commandments on public property, H4458-H4461 [16JN], H9885 [12OC]

Roads and highways: establish State block grant program for distribution of Federal highways funds and eliminate demonstration projects, E1605 [20JY]

———preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 66), H5125-H5129 [30JN]

———preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 66), consideration (H. Res. 230), H5123 [30JN]

Rural areas: promote access to health care services, H543 [10FE]

———promote and improve access to health care services, H1722 [25MR], H12808 [18NO]

———promote and improve access to health care services (H.R. 1344), E2085 [13OC]

Schools: ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, H3613 [26MY]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H4520, H4521 [17JN]

———provide block grants for funding of a school safety officer to facilitate the expectation of safety, discipline, and student assistance, H3998 [9JN]

———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (H.R. 2982), H9179 [30SE]

Securities: limit class action lawsuits under State law, E1960 [24SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (H.R. 1217), H1671 [24MR]

———eliminate fees for Federal administration of State supplemental SSI payments (H.R. 1051), E390 [10MR]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (H.R. 1180), H6381 [26JY], H10241-H10266, H10273 [19OC], H11122 [28OC], E479, E484, E492 [18MR], E1877 [15SE], E2145 [20OC], E2175 [25OC]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (H.R. 1180), conference report, H12823-H12832 [18NO], E2522, E2524 [19NO]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (S. 331), request return of papers (S. Res. 127), H10274 [19OC]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H12749, H12753, H12774, H12788, H12805, H12806, H12809 [18NO]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11566, H11596-H11628 [5NO], E2297, E2298, E2301, E2305, E2307 [8NO], E2335, E2343 [10NO], E2356 [11NO], E2387 [15NO], E2509 [19NO]

———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits, H4968 [25JN]

———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits (H.R. 1919), E1079 [25MY]

———reform relative to State and local government employees, E683 [15AP], E740 [22AP]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, H961 [4MR]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 1604), E907 [10MY]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), H11649-H11654 [8NO]

SSA: require study of denial of SSI benefits to family farmers who care for disabled dependents at home, H4986, H4987 [25JN]

Supreme Court: recent decisions relative to Federal authority over States, H4831 [24JN]

Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations, H11822, H11823 [9NO], E2379 [11NO]

———make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (H.R. 1442), H6780-H6785 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H6237, H6240, H6242, H6245 [22JY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (H.R. 1433), H2105-H2112 [15AP]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (H.R. 2362), H4957 [25JN], E1405 [25JN]

———collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold on Indian lands (H.R. 1814), E967 [14MY]

———deduction of State sales tax from Federal taxes, H5578 [15JY]

———designate renewal communities (H.R. 815), H4348 [16JN], H4663 [18JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1215), E521 [23MR]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (H.R. 1108), E428 [15MR]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (H.R. 873), E288 [25FE]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (H.R. 1293), H1791 [25MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 864), E291, E295 [25FE], E1669 [28JY]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools, H930-H935 [3MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (H.R. 2514), E1533 [14JY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H12002 [16NO]

———modify the low-income housing credit (H.R. 175), E26 [7JA]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H959, H960, H961, H962, H963, H964 [4MR], H1053-H1059 [9MR], H4216 [14JN], H7239-H7241 [4AU], H9183, H9184, H9185, H9188 [30SE], E347 [4MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H8632 [24SE], H11859 [10NO]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 1467), H2058 [15AP]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 2001), H4474 [17JN]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, H2562 [4MY], H3002 [12MY]

———treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions (H.R. 462), H10137, H10138 [18OC]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (H.R. 1943), E1098 [26MY]

———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (H.R. 1011), E345 [4MR]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes, H7344-H7348 [5AU]

———develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (H.R. 2439), H5579 [15JY]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (H.R. 3489), E2490 [19NO]

Texas: anniversary of Battle of San Jacinto, H2238 [21AP]

———implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H9308, H9310, H9391-H9398 [5OC], H9520, H9562 [7OC]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H830, H832, H857 [2MR]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 387), H12822, H12823 [18NO]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 236), H12866 [18NO]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (H.R. 144), E41 [7JA]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H8562 [23SE]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to programs for children and youth, H3001, H3002, H3005 [12MY]

———treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, E528 [23MR]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Kansas and Oklahoma, H2639 [5MY], H3173 [14MY]

———disaster assistance to Ohio, H1875, H1930 [13AP]

———disaster assistance to Texas, H2639 [5MY]

———disaster assistance to Tinker AFB, OK, H2866, H2867 [6MY]

———express condolences and support to victims in Kansas and Oklahoma, H2907 [6MY]

Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (H.R. 2014), H5026-H5030 [29JN]

Transportation and Community Systems Preservation Program: awarding of grants to encourage integration of smart growth policies in transportation projects design, H2556 [4MY], H2963, H2965, H2967, H2970 [11MY], E930 [11MY]

Travel and Tourism Week: observance, H2535-H2539 [29AP]

Treaties and agreements: preemption of State and local laws relative to GATT and NAFTA, H7368-H7373 [5AU], E1818 [9SE]

U.N.: designation of Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage Sites, and Ramsar Sites, H3399-H3414 [20MY]

———ensure designation of Biosphere Reserves does not adversely affect State or local government revenues, H3419-H3421 [20MY]

———extend congressional deadline for authorization of Biosphere Reserves, H3416 [20MY]

———Man and Biosphere Program and World Heritage Fund funding, H6827-H6829 [2AU], E1727 [3AU]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (H.R. 3174), E2212 [28OC]

———training of displaced workers, H681 [23FE]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances, and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (H.R. 2586), E1634 [22JY]

Voices Against Violence Teen Conference: tribute, H10115 [14OC], H10155, H10156 [18OC], H10187, H10333, H10334 [19OC], H10373, H10374, H10375, H10376 [20OC], E2093 [14OC], E2118 [18OC], E2154 [21OC], E2337 [10NO], E2353 [11NO], E2484 [19NO]

———tribute to Youth Violence Advisory Committee in California's 24th Congressional District, E2337 [10NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), E1768 [5AU]

———importance of dams and water storage in Western States, H9192 [30SE]

Western Propane Gas Association: anniversary, E780 [27AP]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H10926-H10933 [27OC]

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management powers to States (H.R. 2874), H11205 [2NO]

Women: increase participation in public service, H1916, H1918 [13AP]

Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10414-H10416, H10423, H10497-H10514 [20OC], E2158 [21OC], E2167, E2177 [25OC], E2188, E2190, E2191 [26OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (S. 1605), S11131 [21SE]

Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce: selection process of members, S2091 [2MR]

Agriculture: establish a pilot program in certain States to provide improved crop insurance options for producers (S. 357), S1173 [3FE]

———impact of disasters on family farms, S8921 [21JY]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 394), S1393 [9FE]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 1229), S7136 [16JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (S. 266), S797-S799 [20JA]

Alaska: State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects (S. 422), S1446 [11FE], S3568, S3572 [25MR]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S5343, S5344 [14MY], S5472-S5475 [18MY]

———enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (S. 577), S2509 [10MR]

———modify laws relative to interstate shipping and delivery of liquor, S5345, S5346 [14MY], S5473, S5475 [18MY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S14994 [19NO]

Arizona: protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (H.R. 747), S15158 [19NO]

———protect permanent trust funds from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (S. 415), S1442 [11FE]

Armed Forces: increase grade established for chiefs of reserve components and officers assigned to the National Guard Bureau, S6211-S6213 [27MY]

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S14481-S14490 [10NO]

———limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law, S14062-S14063, S14071 [5NO]

———limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law (S. 586), S2577 [11MR]

———preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S14481-S14490 [10NO]

———protection of educational savings accounts and State tuition savings programs, S14363, S14364 [9NO]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (S. 345), S1157 [3FE]

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (S. 1083), S5600 [19MY]

Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (H.R. 3257), S14914 [19NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (S. 1659), S11643 [29SE]

California: health care system funding relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S15056-S15058 [19NO]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (S. 355), S1171, S1172 [3FE]

Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered equally with other private groups to provide assistance under certain Government programs (S. 1113), S5954 [25MY]

Children and youth: address problem of disproportionate minority confinement in juvenile correctional facilities, S5463, S5464 [18MY], S5559-S5567, S5570-S5574, S5581 [19MY], S5721 [20MY]

———improve data collection and evaluation of children's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 206), S643 [19JA]

———improve health of children (S. 592), S2579 [11MR]

———increase allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 215), S659 [19JA]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth, S4997, S4998 [11MY], S5398 [17MY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (S. 465), S1946-S1948 [24FE]

———provide States with funding to support early childhood development programs, S5716, S5724 [20MY]

———provide States with funding to support early childhood development programs (S. 1068), S5491-S5493 [18MY]

———provide States with funding to support early childhood development programs (S. 1154), S6299-S6307 [27MY]

———provide States with funding to support early childhood development programs (S. 749), S3487 [25MR]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (S. 1120), S5961 [25MY], S7164-S7166 [17JN]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), S15201-S15205 [19NO], S15227 [3DE]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 3443), S15223 [19NO]

———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (S. 1327), S8112-S8125 [1JY], S13114 [26OC]

Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 438), S1734 [22FE], S6451 [27MY], S14031, S14032 [4NO]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement and encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (S. 1886), S14408 [9NO]

———repeal highway sanctions (S. 495), S2105 [2MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S11065 [16SE], S13925-S13928 [4NO], S14237, S14280-S14283 [8NO], S14676-S14678, S14692 [17NO]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S413-S422 [19JA], S8835-S8842, S8853 [20JY], S9337 [27JY], S10713-S10715 [10SE], S11029-S11032 [16SE], S11914 [5OC], S13001 [21OC]

Community development: transfer of emergency block grant funding from the Dept. of HUD to FEMA, S5673 [20MY]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S8087 [1JY]

———funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (S. 174), S604 [19JA]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, S2090 [2MR]

Congress: consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (H.J. Res. 62), S13191 [26OC]

———consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (S.J. Res. 29), S8271 [12JY]

Conservation of natural resources: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (S. 1573), S10695-S10706 [9SE]

Controlled Substances Act: reschedule drugs that pose an imminent danger to public safety such as the date-rape drug, Rohpynol, and the ``club'' drug ketamine hydrochloride known as ``Special K'' (S. 883), S4272 [27AP]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in wetlands and waters (S. 493), S2101 [2MR]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (S. 294), S895 [22JA]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S434 [19JA]

———funding for jail-based substance abuse treatment programs (S. 295), S896 [22JA]

Courts: clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S4051 [21AP]

———encourage States to prosecute violent armed juveniles as adults, S5409, S5410 [17MY], S5476, S5477, S5478 [18MY], S5714 [20MY]

———limit authority of Federal judges relative to Federal, State, and local laws and prisoner litigation procedures (S. 248), S701-S703 [19JA]

———permit evidence of communications with State and Federal regulators to be admissible in State lawsuits relative to year 2000 computer problem, S6851, S6852 [10JN]

———provide for equitable treatment of governmental and private plaintiffs in certain civil actions (S. 1269), S7528 [23JN]

———reauthorize and improve the Drug Court Grant Program (S. 1808), S13268 [27OC], S13396 [28OC]

———reform class action lawsuit process (S. 353), S1166-S1170 [3FE]

———repeal certain habeas corpus requirements relative to Federal review of State judgments (S. 175), S605-S608 [19JA]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S14879-S14881 [19NO], S15227 [3DE]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S13052 [22OC], S14222, S14223 [5NO]

———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (S. 1028), S5265 [13MY]

Crime: combat gang crime and youth violence, provide grants for juvenile drug treatment and crime prevention, and extend the violent crime reduction trust fund, S5015-S5018 [11MY], S5470-S5472, S5474 [18MY], S5715 [20MY]

———combat hate crimes (S. 1406), S8952 [21JY]

———Confidential Reporting of Individuals Suspected of Imminent School Violence (CRISIS) Program funding, S5399 [17MY]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S5415 [17MY], S5525, S5527 [19MY]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (S. 668), S3000 [19MR]

———establish program to identify most effective intervention programs for reducing juvenile violence, S5553, S5554 [19MY]

———funding for State participation in nationwide system for collecting and sharing juvenile criminal records, S5714 [20MY]

———mandatory victim restitution (S. 145), S568 [19JA]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S4512-S4514 [3MY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 899), S4357 [28AP], S8047 [1JY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, S9450 [28JY], S10065 [3AU]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), S4981-S4999, S5002-S5021 [11MY], S5105-S5151, S5187-S5189 [12MY], S5193-S5259 [13MY], S5321-S5350, S5363-S5367 [14MY], S5394-S5416, S5420 [17MY], S5439-S5441, S5460, S5479 [18MY], S5507-S5583 [19MY], S5633-S5642, S5683-S5732 [20MY], S5792 [24MY], S6730-S6732, S6781 [9JN], S6884 [10JN], S7011 [15JN], S7829 [29JN], S7856-S7862 [30JN], S8939 [21JY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), unanimous-consent agreement, S5240, S5241 [13MY], S5328 [14MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (S. 254), unanimous-consent request, S5327, S5328 [14MY], S5444, S5445 [18MY]

———national youth violence prevention initiative, S10738 [10SE]

———prevent juvenile crime (S. 716), S3442 [25MR]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), S8184 [1JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 661), S2942 [18MR]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S5714 [20MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S7208 [17JN], S8939 [21JY], S9209-S9211 [26JY], S9450-S9460 [28JY], S10584 [8SE], S10685 [9SE], S11028, S11029 [16SE], S12999, S13000 [21OC], S14433 [9NO], S14761, S14763, S14771 [18NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), cloture motion, S9209 [26JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to proceed, S9014 [22JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), unanimous-consent request, S8931-S8933 [21JY], S9014 [22JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (S. 538), S2314 [4MR]

———reduce interstate street gang and organized crime activity, S5336, S5337 [14MY]

———restrict federalization of local and State crime laws, S2069 [2MR]

Crime Identification Technology Act: funding, S9067 [22JY]

Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (S. 694), S3247 [24MR]

DAV: veterans' health care rallies, S6177, S6178 [27MY], S6460 [7JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage requirements in Presidentially declared disaster areas, S12178-S12183 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: enforcement of standards and requirements governing humane handling, housing, care, treatment, and transportation of certain animals, S10208 [4AU]

———prohibit milk marketing order system administration funding, S10139 [4AU]

Dept. of Commerce: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-of-living statistics (S. 204), S635 [19JA]

———determination of surpluses or shortfalls in certain grant amounts to States relative to accuracy of decennial census (S. 166), S587 [19JA]

Dept. of Education: corrections in poverty data relative to cost-of-living statistics (S. 165), S587 [19JA]

———establish teacher quality enhancement and incentive program (S. 1173), S6324 [27MY]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S12199, S12200 [7OC]

Dept. of Energy: convey the former site of the National Institute of Petroleum Energy Research to Bartlesville, OK (S. 1183), S6370 [27MY]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, S13628-S13630 [2NO], S14756, S14757 [18NO], S14959, S14982-S14985 [19NO]

———delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (S. 1873), S14091 [5NO], S14398 [9NO]

———report on the number of former welfare recipients that are now economically self-sufficient, S5911-S5915, S5917, S5918 [25MY], S6461 [7JN], S6939 [14JN], S8073-S8075 [1JY], S12155-S12159 [7OC], S13117 [26OC]

———require study on geographic adjustment factors relative to Medicare payments for physician services, S12189 [7OC]

Dept. of HUD: defer certain section 8 funds to offset emergency appropriations, S2898, S2899 [18MR]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds, S11232, S11233 [22SE]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (S. 913), S4442, S4443 [29AP]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (S. 1318), S8092 [1JY]

———review of Mark-to-Market Program financing proposals, S12656 [15OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S13591 [1NO], S14520 [10NO], S14603 [16NO]

———filing of lawsuits against electric utility companies in Midwestern and Southern States relative to clean air standards, S14517-S14519 [10NO]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S9058, S9059 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (H.R. 20), S15158 [19NO]

———construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (S. 1366), S8509 [14JY]

———construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York (S. 167), S589 [19JA]

———extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S2979-S2985 [19MR]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 197), S623 [19JA]

———takeover of management of fisheries in Alaska, S11793 [1OC]

———weatherization assistance grants funding, S10349 [5AU], S10925 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consideration of State home grant applications, S14910 [19NO]

———improve long term care and assisted living services to veterans, S11413, S11414 [24SE]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), S13269-S13272 [27OC], S14284, S14313-S14333 [8NO]

Disasters: additional funding for disaster relief, S3089, S3090, S3092 [23MR]

———expand Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters (S. 1361), S8385, S8386 [13JY]

District of Columbia: allow students to pay in-State tuition rates at Maryland and Virginia colleges and universities or receive grants for private institutions, and increase University of the District of Columbia funding (S. 856), S4054 [21AP]

———establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and universities (H.R. 974), S12845, S12851-S12853 [19OC]

———establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at historically black colleges and universities, S12845 [19OC]

———resident tuition support program funding, S8057-S8060 [1JY]

Drought: disaster assistance to Maryland, S10088, S10102 [3AU]

———disaster assistance to New York, S10087, S10101 [3AU]

———disaster assistance to West Virginia, S10083, S10098 [3AU]

Drugs: establish grant program for States to establish and maintain drug testing and treatment programs for welfare recipients (S. 906), S4367 [28AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (S. 222), S670 [19JA]

Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (S. 20), S388 [19JA], S3977 [21AP]

———assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and increase fairness in litigation (S. 1105), S5837-S5839 [24MY], S7262, S7263 [18JN]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education (S. 1487), S10230 [4AU]

Education: allow students to transfer to a private, religious, or another public school if they are victims of violent crime or attend unsafe schools, S14448, S14455, S14470-S14472 [10NO]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), S13150 [26OC]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S7463 [22JN]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S2482-S2485, S2490 [10MR], S2566 [11MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion (S. 853), S4038 [21AP]

———Character Counts Program funding, S5550, S5551 [19MY]

———community learning centers afterschool programs funding, S11627-S11634 [29SE], S11663-S11666 [30SE]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S1991, S1992 [25FE], S2242-S2249 [4MR], S2487-S2489, S2490 [10MR], S2543, S2544, S2548, S2554, S2561 [11MR], S14846, S14847 [19NO]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs (S. 1675), S11730 [30SE]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S3354-S3357, S3361-S3363, S3376 [25MR], S11481, S11489 [27SE], S11589-S11623, S11636 [29SE]

———encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher certification and licensure programs, S12209 [7OC]

———encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher certification and licensure programs (S. 989), S4911 [6MY]

———enhance computer literacy skills of middle school students and encourage development of high-level educational software and Internet sites (S. 491), S2096 [2MR]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students, S12150-S12154, S12157, S12158 [7OC], S15030 [19NO]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (S. 1548), S10463 [5AU]

———establish mentoring programs for novice teachers (S. 988), S4911 [6MY]

———establish partnership for education progress (S. 1270), S7588 [24JN]

———expand and improve youth mentoring programs, S5551, S5552 [19MY]

———Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program funding, S5552, S5553 [19MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (S. 1422), S9080 [22JY]

———improve teacher quality, S12084-S12088 [6OC]

———improve teacher quality (S. 1603), S11078-S11081 [21SE]

———increase participation in advanced placement courses (S. 1704), S12110 [6OC]

———national policy to improve system, S12200 [7OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), S3799-S3808 [15AP], S8071-S8073 [1JY]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 1188), S6710 [8JN]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 1604), S11078-S11081 [21SE]

———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (S. 1649), S11567-S11570 [28SE]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (S. 1511), S10409-S10411 [5AU]

———provide grants to States to improve mathematics and science instruction, S2549, S2552 [11MR]

———provide grants to States to improve mathematics and science instruction (S. 164), S586 [19JA]

———reductions in school class size, S2359-S2361, S2363 [5MR], S4336 [28AP], S11487 [27SE], S11522-S11523 [28SE], S11589-S11623 [29SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S2466, S2467, S2469 [10MR], S3410, S3420, S3427 [25MR], S9731 [29JY], S9899 [30JY], S12192, S12193 [7OC], S13336 [28OC]

———school-based counseling services funding, S5365 [14MY], S5400-S5405 [17MY], S5523, S5524, S5528 [19MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, S2548 [11MR], S12209 [7OC], S12688 [15OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (S. 396), S1397-S1399 [9FE], S2492 [10MR]

———violence prevention program funding for early childhood educators, S5554 [19MY]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), S3025 [19MR]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), conference report, S3984-S4005 [21AP], S11455-S11459 [27SE]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3965 [20AP]

———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), insert S. 280 language in lieu, S2568 [11MR]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S328 [19JA], S851, S852 [21JA]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S1287 [4FE], S1962 [24FE], S1983-S1989, S1990-S1994 [25FE], S2177-S2202 [3MR], S2240-S2271 [4MR], S2353-S2365 [5MR], S2389, S2392-S2410, S2435 [8MR], S2442-S2453, S2459-S2464 [9MR], S2465-S2500 [10MR], S2542-S2573 [11MR], S2876 [17MR], S3549 [25MR]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), motion to proceed, S2084-S2088 [2MR], S2160-S2177 [3MR]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), unanimous-consent agreement, S2480, S2481 [10MR]

———allow State participation in activities (S. 280), unanimous-consent request, S2477, S2478 [10MR]

———ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement, S2201 [3MR]

———preserve accountability for certain core requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, S2160-S2177, S2198-S2201 [3MR]

———prohibit waivers relative to serving schools with high low-income student populations, S2201 [3MR]

———State and local accountability for meeting requirements of certain education programs, S2485-S2487, S2491 [10MR], S2567 [11MR], S3995 [21AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 6), S712 [19JA]

Electric power: prohibit States from granting exclusive rights to sell electric energy or discriminating against the purchase of electric energy in interstate commerce (S. 1284), S7603 [24JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (S. 1676), S11730 [30SE]

———transform disadvantaged students' services from school-based to child-centered programs (S. 1677), S11731 [30SE]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same standards as private facilities (S. 857), S4109 [22AP]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program: funding, S5674 [20MY]

Employment: ensure employment rights of State workers in juvenile justice programs receiving Federal funds, S5553 [19MY]

———provide State authority to permit certain employers of domestic workers to make annual wage reports (S. 369), S1265 [4FE]

Endangered Species Act: conflict between designation of critical habitats and water rights in desert States, S4423-S4426 [29AP]

EPA: Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management funding, S11251 [22SE]

———regional haze rule implementation funding, S12623, S12624 [14OC]

———State requirements relative to nitrogen oxide emissions standards, S9215 [26JY], S11352, S11353 [23SE], S11410 [24SE]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans, S15009 [19NO]

———preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), S7938 [30JN], S14889 [19NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: increase minimum wage and protect the rights of States that have adopted State minimum wage laws (S. 1887), S14409 [9NO]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (S. 1355), S8375-S8378 [13JY]

———expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care (S. 599), S2592-S2598 [11MR]

———reduce Federal penalties relative to implementation of child support enforcement system (S. 1033), S5274 [13MY]

FCC: release of report on plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes, S9015 [22JY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional children relative to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (S. 209), S650 [19JA]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (S. 1688), S11953 [5OC]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (S. 352), S1165 [3FE]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (S. 1835), S13555-S13558 [29OC]

50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands (S. 760), S3513 [25MR]

Financial institutions: State regulation of insurance industry, S6046, S6047 [26MY]

Firearms: allow recovery of Federal damages by State and local governments in lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (S. 560), S2412 [8MR]

———allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (S. 727), S3457 [25MR]

———establish Federal cause of action against weapons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by firearms (S. 686), S3135 [23MR]

———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (S. 1080), S5597 [19MY]

———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (S. 457), S1935, S1936 [24FE]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S6277 [27MY]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S5123, S5124 [12MY]

———tribute to Children's March for Gun Control, S13544 [29OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S10846 [14SE], S15010 [19NO]

Florida: National Sports Foundation, Inc., National State Parks Gold Medal recipient, S15072 [19NO]

Food: reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (S. 1988), S15098 [19NO]

Forests: report on and develop guidelines for carbon storage in national forests and establish State-operated revolving loan programs for private landowners to implement forestry carbon storage activities (S. 1457), S9744 [29JY]

Four Corners Monument Tribal Park: authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities (S. 28), S430, S431 [19JA], S10709, S10710 [9SE], S10955 [15SE]

Georgia: authorize participation in the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program (S. 1743), S12784 [18OC]

Georgia Historical Society: anniversary, S2781 [16MR]

Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (S. 468), S2009-S2011 [25FE], S14013 [4NO]

———promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (S. 1214), S6872-S6875 [10JN]

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood, S10585 [8SE]

———increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 264), S792 [20JA]

———jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric projects (S. 334), S3568, S3571 [25MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S1405 [9FE], S3673-S3676 [14AP], S11529-S11531 [28SE], S13534-S13542 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal, S4428 [29AP], S7115 [16JN], S13534-S13542 [29OC]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S2506, S2507 [10MR]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 578), S2510 [10MR], S2681 [15MR]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 881), S4257 [27AP]

———maintain States as primary regulatory authority over health care and allow full tax deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S8236-S8242 [12JY], S8360, S8361 [13JY]

———promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, S8471, S8475, S8476, S8478-S8481 [14JY]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (S. 1944), S14708 [17NO]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S11229-S11232 [22SE], S11427 [24SE], S11859 [4OC], S12503 [13OC]

———disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States (S. Res. 188), S11443 [24SE], S11817, S11818 [1OC]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, S11018 [16SE], S14480 [10NO], S14668 [17NO], S14797, S14798, S14802 [18NO]

Immigration: increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (S. 1709), S12239-S12243 [7OC]

———permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary schools (S. 677), S3058 [22MR]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 339), S1150 [3FE]

———amend (S. 399), S1417 [10FE]

———amend (S. 985), S4907 [6MY], S10554 [8SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S2565 [11MR], S3987-S3989 [21AP], S12687 [15OC]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 496), S2106 [2MR]

Interstate commerce: treatment of losses arising from year 2000 computer problem failures that disrupt communications, intermodal transportation, and other matters affecting interstate commerce (S. 1138), S6153 [26MY], S6159 [27MY]

Iron and steel industry: emergency loan guarantee program relative to surge of steel imports, S2985 [19MR], S3091 [23MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend (S. 838), S3925 [20AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S10838-S10840 [14SE], S13001 [21OC]

———State-Side Grant Program funding, S3350, S3422, S3430, S3431 [25MR], S3747 [15AP]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S5702-S5709, S5712 [20MY], S8989-S8999 [22JY], S13367 [28OC]

———community policing programs (S. 1760), S13013-S13016 [21OC]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (S. 903), S4364-S4366 [28AP]

———modify definition of ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement and emergency response activities, S9053, S9054 [22JY]

———modify definition of ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement and emergency response activities (S. 1285), S7604, S7605 [24JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 726), S3455 [25MR]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S2213 [3MR]

Maryland: Corps of Engineers projects funding, S10289 [5AU]

Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in residential facilities, S14979 [19NO]

———allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in residential facilities (S. 1417), S9078 [22JY]

———allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (S. 737), S3466-S3468 [25MR]

———allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (S. 365), S1178 [3FE]

———coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (S. 180), S611 [19JA]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 902), S4364 [28AP]

———prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements, S5676 [20MY]

———prohibit Federal recoupment of State tobacco settlements (S. 346), S1157-S1162 [3FE], S1285, S1286 [4FE], S2342 [4MR]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (S. 792), S3691, S3698-S3701 [14AP]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women and children (S. 1227), S7132-S7134 [16JN]

———remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio (S. 1728), S12641 [14OC]

———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs, S2829-S2838 [17MR], S2881-S2897 [18MR], S3031 [22MR]

———waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs (S. 584), S2518 [10MR]

Medicare: revise regulations on nurse anesthetists' services in participating hospitals, S14989 [19NO]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (S. 866), S4117 [22AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (S. 628), S2769-S2771 [16MR]

Mental health: deinstitutionalization of patients, S8295 [12JY]

Mining and mineral resources: disposal of excess spoil and coal mine waste into U.S. waters, S14781-S14793, S14798, S14800-S14802 [18NO]

———increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 1722), S12556, S12557 [13OC]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood, S5094 [11MY]

Montana: establishment of sister State relationship with the Guangxi Zhuang region of the People's Republic of China, S12846 [19OC]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument (S. 729), S3459-S3461 [25MR]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, S929-S931 [22JA], S1402 [9FE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 655), S2859-S2861 [17MR], S3909 [20AP], S5021 [11MY], S5367 [14MY], S5732 [20MY], S14831 [18NO]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 678), S3123 [23MR]

National Drug Court Week: observance, S6082 [26MY]

Native Americans: encourage tax compacts between State and tribal governments relative to the sale of certain goods to non-Indians (S. 615), S2669 [15MR]

———provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws, S10551-S10558 [8SE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S2733-S2737 [16MR], S2934 [18MR], S14365 [9NO], S14496, S14497, S14499 [10NO], S14987, S14988, S15084 [19NO]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions, S6882 [10JN], S10163-S10168 [4AU], S12222-S12225 [7OC], S12410 [12OC], S12480-S12485, S12492, S12494, S12499 [13OC], S14668, S14669 [17NO], S14763, S14766, S14769-S14771, S14794 [18NO], S14849-S14852, S14960-S14970, S14995, S14996, S15000-S15002, S15012, S15058 [19NO]

———reauthorize and modify conditions (S.J. Res. 22), S4247, S4249, S4281-S4284, S4311 [27AP], S4341 [28AP]

———repeal (S. 916), S4445 [29AP]

Northern Border States-Canada Trade Council: establish (S. 119), S548 [19JA]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), S1405 [9FE], S3673-S3676 [14AP]

———amend (S. 608), S2654-S2657 [15MR], S13534-S13542 [29OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect Federal employees (S. 650), S2856-S2858 [17MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8042, S8047 [1JY]

Pensions: clarify primacy of State regulations prohibiting individuals from benefitting from crimes involving the death of pension plan participants (S. 1979), S15093 [19NO]

Petroleum: ensure distribution of gasoline tax revenues to States, S3231, S3232 [24MR]

———impact of low prices on domestic independent crude oil and gas producers, S8075 [1JY]

Political campaigns: allow States to enact voluntary public financing legislation relative to Federal elections, S12757-S12761 [18OC]

———provide a rotating schedule for regional selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (S. 1789), S13169, S13170 [26OC]

Pontiac, MI: anniversary of Greater Pontiac Community Coalition Youth in Government and Business Program, S4210 [26AP]

Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses, S11066-S11068 [16SE]

Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation facilities in urban areas (S. 532), S2280 [4MR]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (S. 826), S3848 [19AP]

———make certain Federal property is made available to States before other entities (S. 351), S1163-S1165 [3FE]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (S. 1608), S11133-S11135 [21SE]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition, S10331 [5AU]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 516), S2211 [3MR]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 1047), S5288-S5292 [13MY]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 1048), S5288-S5292 [13MY]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 313), S1021 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: allow States to pass child support directly through to families and disregard child support in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance to needy families program (S. 1036), S5277 [13MY]

———improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (S. 1800), S13260 [27OC]

———reauthorize Welfare-to-Work program to provide additional resources and flexibility (S. 1317), S8090-S8092 [1JY]

———rescission of certain unobligated funds intended for low-income children and families, S9921 [30JY]

———Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S2884, S2888 [18MR]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (S. 510), S2132 [2MR]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (S. 859), S4110 [22AP]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (S. 663), S2946 [18MR]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: reform remediation waste requirements relative to cleanup of hazardous waste sites, S1031, S1032 [27JA]

Rhode Island: establish eligibility for locality pay for Federal workers, S7990 [1JY]

———establish eligibility for locality pay for Federal workers (S. 1313), S8370 [13JY]

Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 66), S9444 [27JY]

———preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (S. 292), S862 [21JA], S3568, S3570 [25MR]

———provide increased flexibility in use of funding, S10978, S10979 [16SE]

———provide increased flexibility in use of funding (S. 1144), S6287 [27MY]

———restrict tolling authority on Interstate Highway System (S. 947), S4605 [3MY]

———U.S. Route 2 funding, S10975 [16SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 980), S4898-S4902 [6MY], S4942 [10MY], S5261 [13MY]

———water and wastewater infrastructure funding, S2999 [19MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: exempt hydraulic fracturing from definition of underground injection (S. 724), S3452 [25MR]

———exempt hydraulic fracturing from underground injection definition, S11410, S11411 [24SE]

SBA: equitable distribution of Microloan Program funds to States, S3565 [25MR]

———establish a regional or branch office in each State (S. 287), S860 [21JA]

Schools: ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S5002, S5005-S5008, S5010-S5015 [11MY], S5107-S5115, S5126 [12MY], S5395, S5405 [17MY], S5721 [20MY]

———establish matching grant program to help State and local jurisdictions purchase school safety equipment (S. 996), S5036, S5038 [11MY]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (S. 1992), S15106 [19NO]

Securities: allow Federal enforcement actions based on State enforcement actions against microcap securities fraud and broaden SEC regulation of rogue brokers (S. 1189), S6791 [9JN]

Senior citizens: establish pharmacy assistance and medication management programs (S. 1942), S14705 [17NO]

Social Security: alternative penalty procedure relative to State child support disbursement requirements (S. 1844), S13720, S13721 [2NO]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 717), S3444 [25MR]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals, S3344, S3425 [25MR]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (H.R. 1180), S12961 [21OC], S13336 [28OC]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (H.R. 1180), conference report, S14757-S14760, S14762 [18NO], S14951, S14959, S14971-S14975, S14977-S14986 [19NO]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (H.R. 1180), insert S. 331 language in lieu, S12961 [21OC]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (S. 331), S1097-S1100 [28JA], S1184, S1186 [3FE], S3692 [14AP], S4136 [22AP], S4999-S5002 [11MY], S5787 [24MY], S6929-S6939, S6941 [14JN], S7020-S7023 [15JN], S7044-S7061, S7064 [16JN], S7211-S7213 [17JN], S12317 [8OC]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (S. 331), request return of papers (S. Res. 127), S7543 [23JN]

———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (S. 331), unanimous-consent agreement, S6971 [14JN], S7017 [15JN]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 1646), S11566 [28SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S14976, S15043, S15044, S15053, S15056, S15083 [19NO]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), S14085 [5NO]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 1788), S13489 [28OC]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (S. 1656), S11574 [28SE]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 1570), S10615 [8SE]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S2284 [4MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 872), S4123-S4132 [22AP], S7816 [29JN]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S10163-S10168 [4AU], S12419 [12OC]

———congressional consent (S.J. Res. 22), S4249, S4281-S4284, S4311 [27AP], S4341 [28AP]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (S. 305), S979 [25JA], S9444-S9447 [27JY]

States: use of tobacco settlement funds for smoking reduction and public health programs and services, S3031 [22MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: assist local communities coordinate services for juvenile offenders transitioning from the juvenile justice system back into their communities (S. 1046), S5287 [13MY]

———expand grants for religious organizations providing substance abuse treatment services, S13858, S13859 [3NO]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S4892-S4897 [6MY], S5015, S5021 [11MY], S13845-S13861 [3NO]

Supreme Court: recent decision preventing States from being sued in Federal court for intellectual property rights infringement, S10359-S10361 [5AU]

———recent decisions relative to Federal authority over States, S8069 [1JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (S. 1490), S10233 [4AU]

———allow tax-exempt financing of private sector highway infrastructure construction (S. 470), S2015-S2017 [25FE]

———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (S. 1230), S7136 [16JN]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), S4280 [27AP]

———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (S. 1038), S5370 [14MY]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation, S9716, S9733 [29JY]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1017), S5155, S5156 [12MY]

———increase maximum contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts, allow flexibility in State prepaid tuition plans, and prevent the cancellation of certain benefits by other benefits (S. 1054), S5371 [14MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (S. 459), S1938, S1939 [24FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (S. 526), S2220 [3MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1611), S11255 [22SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 328), S1096 [28JA], S14768 [18NO]

———modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii (S. 888), S4278 [27AP]

———modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services (S. 1446), S9393 [27JY]

———permit disclosure of certain tax information to facilitate combined Federal and State employment tax reporting (S. 1328), S8125, S8127 [1JY]

———prohibit imposition of discriminatory commuter taxes by political subdivisions of States (S. 1246), S7325 [21JN], S8050, S8051 [1JY]

———provide a charitable tax credit and designate renewal communities, S9716 [29JY], S9916, S9917 [30JY]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (S. 1558), S10356, S10476 [5AU]

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (S. 1136), S6067, S6068 [26MY]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, S3765-S3768 [15AP]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (S. Res. 24), S719 [19JA]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (S. 387), S1368-S1370 [8FE]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (S. 1726), S12638-S12640 [14OC]

———treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S7369 [21JN]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain facilities (S. 1538), S10458-S10460 [5AU]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (S. 765), S3596 [12AP]

———regulate interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones (S. 1755), S12934 [20OC]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S2070 [2MR]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 236), S15059 [19NO]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 236), unanimous-consent agreement, S14889 [19NO]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors, S11719 [30SE]

———treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry liability settlement, S12418 [12OC]

———use of tobacco settlement funds for smoking reduction and public health programs and services, S3031 [22MR]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance, S5671 [20MY]

———disaster assistance to Kansas and Oklahoma, S4727-S4729 [5MY]

———express condolences and support to victims in Kansas and Oklahoma, S4725, S4727-S4729 [5MY]

Transportation: redistribution of transit capital funds, S10822 [14SE]

———use of surplus gas tax revenues relative to previously enacted distribution formula, S10899-S10906 [15SE]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (S. 462), S1945 [24FE]

Vermont: participation in the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program (S. 1862), S13981 [4NO]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (S. 1489), S10233 [4AU]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act: require disclaimer on funded printed materials, S5400 [17MY], S5522, S5525 [19MY]

Virginia: tribute to Dept. of Motor Vehicles demonstration of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5367 [14MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (S. 1699), S12106 [6OC]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (S. 968), S4805 [5MY]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (S. 685), S3135 [23MR]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (S. 188), S620 [19JA]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S3916-S3919 [20AP]

West Virginia: anniversary, S7368 [21JN]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S14597-S14599 [16NO]

Y2K Act: prohibit preemptions of State laws that provide greater limits on damages and liabilities, S6744, S6745 [9JN]

Reports

Social Security—Disability Programs Lag in Promoting Return to Work: GAO, S6932-S6935 [14JN]

State Taxing Agencies Are Abusing Former Taxpayers in Violation of the Constitution, E1773-E1775 [5AU]

Reports filed

Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2300) (H. Rept. 106-386), H10172 [18OC]

Alaska Jurisdiction Over Small Hydroelectric Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 422) (S. Rept. 106-28), S3000 [19MR]

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 883) (H. Rept. 106-142), H3169 [13MY]

Boxing Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 305) (S. Rept. 106-83), S7324 [21JN]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1832) (H. Rept. 106-449), H11556 [4NO]

Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 106-204), H4992 [25JN]

Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), H9899 [12OC]

Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 438) (S. Rept. 106-200), S13164 [26OC]

Congressional Consent for Boundary Change Between Georgia and South Carolina: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.J. Res. 62), S13011 [21OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 106-102), H2201 [20AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), H12225 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 336) (H. Rept. 106-402), H10339 [19OC]

Consideration of H.R. 66, Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 106-208), H5090 [29JN]

Consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 106-26), H714 [23FE]

Consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 106-46), H1068 [9MR]

Consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 106-151), H3391 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 233) (H. Rept. 106-211), H5090 [29JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 106-327), H8467 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 209) (H. Rept. 106-186), H4340 [15JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 221) (H. Rept. 106-199), H4910 [24JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 295) (H. Rept. 106-326), H8467 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 106-281), H6842 [2AU]

Consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 338) (H. Rept. 106-408), H10611 [20OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 106-437), H11371 [2NO]

Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1769), S13401 [28OC]

Corps of Engineers Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Program for Fish Screens and Passage Devices at Agricultural Water Diversions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1444) (H. Rept. 106-454), H11644 [5NO]

County Schools Funding Revitalization Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2389) (H. Rept. 106-392), H10173 [18OC]

Dakota Water Resources Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 623) (S. Rept. 106-203), S13605 [1NO]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1809), S13968 [4NO]

District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 974) (H. Rept. 106-158), H3502 [24MY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 974) (S. Rept. 106-154), S10694 [9SE]

Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-100), H2201 [20AP]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 106-43), H1019 [8MR]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 835) (S. Rept. 106-189), S12633 [14OC]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 468) (S. Rept. 106-103), S8084 [1JY]

Federalism Accountability Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1214) (S. Rept. 106-159), S11053 [16SE]

FERC Jurisdiction Over Licensing of Hydroelectric Projects in Hawaii: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 334) (S. Rept. 106-26), S2934 [18MR]

Foster Care Independence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 106-182), H4221 [14JN]

Four Corners Interpretive Center Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 28) (S. Rept. 106-144), S10612 [8SE]

Georgia and South Carolina Boundary Change Congressional Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 62) (H. Rept. 106-304), H7995 [8SE]

Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 106-275), H6758 [30JY]

Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1875) (H. Rept. 106-320), H8289 [14SE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) (H. Rept. 106-390), H10173 [18OC]

Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3063) (H. Rept. 106-469), H11971 [15NO]

Medicare, Medicaid, and S-CHIP Adjustment Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1788) (S. Rept. 106-199), S13164 [26OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-436), H11371 [2NO]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1487) (H. Rept. 106-252), H6351 [22JY]

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 655) (S. Rept. 106-123), S9525 [28JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 45) (H. Rept. 106-155), H3459 [20MY]

Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 439) (H. Rept. 106-11), H480 [8FE]

Preserve Cultural Resources of U.S. Route 66 Corridor: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 292) (S. Rept. 106-20), S2840 [17MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 66) (H. Rept. 106-137), H3169 [13MY]

Prohibit States From Imposing a Discriminatory Commuter Tax on Nonresidents: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2014) (H. Rept. 106-203), H4992 [25JN]

Protect Arizona Permanent Trust Funds From Erosion Due to Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made From Those Funds: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 747) (H. Rept. 106-140), H3169 [13MY]

Protect Permanent Trust Funds of Arizona From Erosion Due to Inflation and Modify the Basis on Which Distributions Are Made From Those Funds: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 415) (S. Rept. 106-59), S6465 [7JN]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 313) (S. Rept. 106-7), S2094 [2MR]

Student Results Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 106-394), H10173 [18OC], H10339 [19OC]

Tax Treatment of Governmental Pension Plans of U.S. Possessions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 106-302), H7995 [8SE]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), H12224 [17NO]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2031) (H. Rept. 106-265), H6581 [27JY]

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 20) (S. Rept. 106-211), S13678 [2NO]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 106-361), H9302 [4OC]

Welfare-to-Work Program Amendments and Work Performance Bonus Modification: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3172) (H. Rept. 106-456), H11644 [5NO]

Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), H5331 [1JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 331) (S. Rept. 106-37), S3594 [12AP]

Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 976) (S. Rept. 106-196), S12834 [19OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, H7346 [5AU]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact reauthorization and modification, and Southern Dairy Compact congressional consent: Council of State Governments, S12225 [7OC]

Protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number: DAR, E1496 [1JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), H6875, H6881, H6883 [3AU]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4432 [16JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H8650 [24SE]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 280), S2498 [10MR]

Statements

Education Flexibility Partnership Act: Executive Office of the President, S2200 [3MR]

———Senator Dodd, S1962 [24FE]

Education Programs: Floyd Flake, S2179 [3MR]

Financing Education: James Lucas, Caitlin Stone-Bressor, Jesse Pixley, and Kim Junior, E1537 [14JY]

Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act: Stacy Pelletier, Jessica Cole, Amy Clark, Sarah Kimball, and Christine Miller, E1537 [14JY]

Government Litigation Against Industries: American Tort Reform Association, S7529 [23JN]

National Teacher Testing or Certification Proposals: Coalition of Independent Education Associations, E858 [5MY]

Principle of Equal Justice Under Law Is Preserved by the Litigation Fairness Act: Victor E. Schwartz, American Tort Reform Association, S7530 [23JN]

Repeal Law Creating a National Identification Card by Establishing Federal Standards for Birth Certificates and Drivers' Licenses: several organizations, E1396 [24JN]

Texas Independence: William B. Travis, S2070 [2MR], H830 [2MR]

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Executive Office of the President, S14959 [19NO]

Studies

Do States With Supermajorities Have Smaller Tax Increases or Faster Economic Growth Than Other States: Iris J. Lav and Nicholas Johnson, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H2090-H2092 [15AP]

Summaries

Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act (H.R. 1149), E500 [18MR]

Allow District of Columbia Students To Pay In-State Tuition Rates at Maryland and Virginia Colleges and Universities or Receive Grants for Private Institutions, and Increase University of the District of Columbia Funding (S. 856), S4054 [21AP]

Assist States and Local Governments in Assessing and Remediating Brownfield Sites and Encouraging Environmental Cleanup Programs (S. 20), S388 [19JA]

Boxing Reform Act (S. 305), S979 [25JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveillance and Research of Autism and Related Developmental Diseases To Implement Effective Treatment and Prevention Strategies (H.R. 274), E36 [7JA]

CHIP Data and Evaluation Improvement Act (H.R. 1545), E759 [22AP]

CHIP Data and Evaluation Improvement Act (S. 206), S645 [19JA]

Education Express Act (S. 1270), S7530 [23JN]

Exempt Law Enforcement Officers From State Laws Prohibiting Carrying of Concealed Handguns (H.R. 218), E11 [6JA]

Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act (S. 792), S3700 [14AP]

Highway Innovation and Cost Savings Act (S. 470), S2016 [25FE]

Microcap Fraud Prevention Act (S. 1189), S6793 [9JN]

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5368 [14MY]

Preempt State Law in Certain ERISA Cases Relative to Certain Church Plans, S15009 [19NO]

Prevent Juvenile Crime (S. 716), S3443 [25MR]

Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act (S. 855), S4053 [21AP]

Single-Point Tax Filing Act (S. 1328), S8126 [1JY]

Student Achievement Act (S. 853), S4040 [21AP]

Superfund Litigation Reduction and Brownfield Cleanup Act (S. 1105), S5848 [24MY]

Surface Transportation Act (S. 1144), S6288 [27MY]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Byrd Amendment on Enforcement of State Laws in Federal Court Relative to Interstate Transportation of Liquor, S5344 [14MY]

———Stevens Amendment on Parenting Skills Programs Funding, S5559 [19MY]

Tables

Budgetary impact of Medicare, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program balanced budget refinement legislation, H12750 [18NO]

CCC purchases of surplus dairy products, S12494 [13OC]

Comparison of funds required to be spent on smoking prevention programs and compensation packages of tobacco company executives, S3032 [22MR]

Comparison of percentage of patients who receive liver transplants within one year, S13630 [2NO]

Corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S14976 [19NO]

Counselor-to-student ratios in U.S. schools, S5694 [20MY]

Current Medicare overpayments to managed health care plans, E98 [2FE]

Defense and nondefense spending as a percentage of gross domestic product, S5657 [20MY]

Departments, programs, and funding for Federal education programs, S2499 [10MR]

Federal and State share of child support savings (1979-96), H4985 [25JN]

Federal Highway Administration distribution of obligational authority to the States, S11863 [4OC]

Federal offshore mineral revenue collections, S13927 [4NO]

Federal/State child support enforcement program financing (1996), H4984 [25JN]

Financial information by State for calendar year 1996, S540 [19JA]

Financial information by State for calendar year 1997, S541 [19JA]

Impact of dairy compacts on small farms, S10150 [4AU]

Oil royalty settlements, H10666 [21OC]

Optional State sales tax (1986), H2107 [15AP]

Proposed additions and adjustments to H.R. 3075, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, H11616 [5NO]

State unemployment compensation system reserves and ratio of reserves to total wages by State and year, 1991-1995, S539 [19JA]

Total Government spending as a percentage of gross domestic product, S5657 [20MY]

Testimonies

Conflict Between Designation of Critical Habitats Under the Endangered Species Act and Water Rights in Desert States: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S4424 [29AP]

Education Programs: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S2179 [3MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Senator Gorton, S1187 [3FE]

State and Local Government Land and Natural Resources Conservation: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, S11031 [16SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 213, promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs, H11208 [2NO]

H. Con. Res. 236, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act, H12866 [18NO]

H. Res. 75, consideration of H.R. 409, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act, H738 [24FE]

H. Res. 100, consideration of H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, H1081 [10MR]

H. Res. 143, consideration of conference report on H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, H2208 [21AP]

H. Res. 180, consideration of H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H3398 [20MY]

H. Res. 209, consideration of H.R. 1501, Child Safety and Youth Violence Prevention Act, and H.R. 2122, Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act, H4350 [16JN]

H. Res. 221, consideration of H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act, H4957 [25JN]

H. Res. 230, consideration of H.R. 66, preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor, H5123 [30JN]

H. Res. 233, consideration of H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act, H5099 [30JN]

H. Res. 249, return to Senate S. 254, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, H5677 [15JY]

H. Res. 272, consideration of H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act, H6856 [3AU]

H. Res. 295, consideration of H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act, H8563 [23SE]

H. Res. 296, consideration of H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act, H8633 [24SE]

H. Res. 322, express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States, H9328 [5OC]

H. Res. 336, consideration of H.R. 2, Student Results Act, H10408 [20OC]

H. Res. 338, consideration of H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act), H10685 [21OC]

H. Res. 349, transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd, H11330 [2NO]

H. Res. 352, consideration of H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H11391 [3NO]

H. Res. 387, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act, H12822 [18NO]

H.J. Res. 62, congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina, H8429 [21SE]

H.R. 2, Student Results Act, H10424-H10474 [20OC]

H.R. 20, Upper Delaware River Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act, E25 [7JA]

H.R. 20, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act, H9853 [12OC]

H.R. 316, Cruises-to-Nowhere Act, E26 [7JA]

H.R. 439, Paperwork Elimination Act, H494 [9FE]

H.R. 462, tax treatment of governmental pension plans of U.S. possessions, H10137 [18OC]

H.R. 747, protect permanent trust funds in Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds, H6774 [2AU]

H.R. 795, Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act, H10127-H10131 [18OC]

H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, H1098 [10MR]

H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, H3414 [20MY]

H.R. 974, District of Columbia College Access Act, S12851-S12853 [19OC], H3465 [24MY], H11170-H11172 [1NO]

H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, H10241-H10256 [19OC]

H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act, H5102 [30JN]

H.R. 1442, Government Waste, Fraud, and Error Reduction Act, H6780-H6783 [2AU]

H.R. 1444, Corps of Engineers development and implementation of a comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions, H11720 [9NO]

H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act, H8643 [24SE]

H.R. 1501, Child Safety and Youth Violence Prevention Act, H4373-H4375 [16JN]

H.R. 1802, Foster Care Independence Act, H4972-H4979 [25JN]

H.R. 1832, Boxing Reform Act, H11649-H11651 [8NO]

H.R. 1875, Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act, H8576 [23SE]

H.R. 1915, provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons, H3737 [7JN]

H.R. 2014, prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, H5026 [29JN]

H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act, H6868 [3AU]

H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act), H10708-H10710 [21OC]

H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H11404-H11409 [3NO]

H.R. 2496, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, H10786 [26OC]

H.R. 3063, maximum acreage increase of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State, H12009 [16NO]

H.R. 3075, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, H11596-H11612 [5NO]

H.R. 3257, State Flexibility Clarification Act, H12003 [16NO]

H.R. 3443, Foster Care Independence Act, H12847-H12857 [18NO]

S. 25, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S414-S419 [19JA]

S. 28, Four Corners Interpretive Center Act, S10709 [9SE], H12841 [18NO]

S. 33, exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, S436 [19JA]

S. 164, Math and Science Learning Improvement Act, S587 [19JA]

S. 165, Education Grant Formula Adjustment Act, S587 [19JA]

S. 166, determination of surpluses or shortfalls in certain grant amounts to States relative to accuracy of decennial census, S588 [19JA]

S. 167, extend Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council authorization, and construction and operation of a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River in New York, S589 [19JA]

S. 174, Y2K State and Local Government Assistance Programs (GAP) Act, S605 [19JA]

S. 175, repeal certain habeas corpus requirements relative to Federal review of State judgments, S608 [19JA]

S. 180, Medicaid coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics, S611 [19JA]

S. 188, Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act, S620 [19JA]

S. 197, Coastal States Protection Act, S624 [19JA]

S. 204, Poverty Data Correction Act, S636 [19JA]

S. 206, CHIP Data and Evaluation Improvement Act, S644 [19JA]

S. 209, prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional children relative to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program, S651 [19JA]

S. 215, increase allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S662 [19JA]

S. 222, Safe and Sober Streets Act, S671 [19JA]

S. 254, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S6085-S6152 [26MY]

S. 264, increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for Hawaii, S792 [20JA]

S. 292, preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor, S863 [21JA], S3570 [25MR]

S. 295, jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding, S896 [22JA]

S. 305, Boxing Reform Act, S9444-S9446 [27JY], S9622-S9625 [28JY]

S. 331, Work Incentives Improvement Act, S7044-S7057, S7064-S7078 [16JN]

S. 334, jurisdiction of FERC over licensing of hydroelectric projects in Hawaii, S3571 [25MR]

S. 353, Class Action Fairness Act, S1167 [3FE]

S. 355, Just Apportionment for All States Act, S1172 [3FE]

S. 369, provide State authority to permit certain employers of domestic workers to make annual wage reports, S1265 [4FE]

S. 387, tax treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary, S1369 [8FE]

S. 394, permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada, S1394 [9FE]

S. 399, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S1418-S1420 [10FE]

S. 415, protect permanent Arizona trust funds from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds, S1442 [11FE]

S. 422, Alaska jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects, S3572 [25MR]

S. 438, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act, S14032-S14036 [4NO], H12837-H12840 [18NO]

S. 457, Permanent Brady Waiting Period Act, S1935 [24FE]

S. 465, Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act, S1948-S1950 [24FE]

S. 468, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act, S2009 [25FE], S8695 [15JY], S14013 [4NO], H11236 [2NO]

S. 470, Highway Innovation and Cost Savings Act, S2015 [25FE]

S. 491, Education for the 21st Century Act, S2096 [2MR]

S. 493, Toxic Microorganism Abatement Pilot Project Act, S2101 [2MR]

S. 496, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S2106 [2MR]

S. 510, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, S2132 [2MR]

S. 521, improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing law enforcement armor vests, S2213 [3MR]

S. 532, Public Land and Recreation Investment Act, S2281-S2283 [4MR]

S. 560, Gun Industry Accountability Act, S2412 [8MR]

S. 577, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act, S2510 [10MR]

S. 599, Caring for Children Act, S2592-S2596 [11MR]

S. 615, Intergovernmental Tax Agreement Act, S2669 [15MR]

S. 655, National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, S2861-S2865 [17MR]

S. 661, Child Custody Protection Act, S2942 [18MR]

S. 668, encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S3000 [19MR]

S. 677, permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary schools, S3058 [22MR]

S. 686, Firearms Rights, Responsibilities, and Remedies Act, S3136 [23MR]

S. 694, conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant to Dallas, TX, S3248 [24MR]

S. 726, Bullet Resistant Police Protective Equipment Act, S3455-S3457 [25MR]

S. 727, Law Enforcement Protection Act, S3457 [25MR]

S. 729, National Monument Public Participation Act, S3459 [25MR]

S. 737, Family Planning State Flexibility Act, S3467 [25MR]

S. 749, Early Learning Trust Fund Act, S3488-S3490 [25MR]

S. 760, include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands in the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act, S3514 [25MR]

S. 792, Fairness for Legal Immigrants Act, S3699 [14AP]

S. 824, Comprehensive School Improvement and Accountability Act, S3801-S3807 [15AP]

S. 838, Juvenile Crime Control and Community Protection Act, S3926-S3930 [20AP]

S. 853, Student Achievement Act, S4039 [21AP]

S. 855, Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act, S4053 [21AP]

S. 872, Municipal Solid Waste Interstate Transportation and Local Authority Act, S4124-S4130 [22AP]

S. 881, Medical Information Protection Act, S4257-S4265 [27AP]

S. 883, New Drugs of the 1990's Control Act, S4273 [27AP]

S. 888, modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii, S4278 [27AP]

S. 893, equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes, S4281 [27AP]

S. 902, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S4364 [28AP]

S. 906, Drug Testing and Treatment for Welfare Recipients Act, S4368 [28AP]

S. 947, Interstate Tolls Relief Act, S4605 [3MY]

S. 976, Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act, S13845-S13855 [3NO], S13994-S14005 [4NO]

S. 985, Intergovernmental Gaming Agreement Act, S4908-S4910 [6MY]

S. 996, Students Learning in Safe Schools Act, S5037 [11MY]

S. 1017, Affordable Housing Opportunity Act, S5156 [12MY]

S. 1028, Citizens Access to Justice Act, S5266-S5268 [13MY]

S. 1033, Child Support Penalty Fairness Act, S5274 [13MY]

S. 1036, Children First Child Support Reform Act, S5278 [13MY]

S. 1080, Gun Kingpin Penalty Act, S5598 [19MY]

S. 1083, Bounty Hunter Accountability and Quality Assistance Act, S5600 [19MY]

S. 1105, Superfund Litigation Reduction and Brownfield Cleanup Act, S5839-S5848 [24MY]

S. 1113, Charitable Choice Expansion Act, S5955 [25MY]

S. 1136, provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property, S6067 [26MY]

S. 1154, Prenatal, Infant, and Child Development Act, S6301-S6306 [27MY]

S. 1214, Federalism Accountability Act, S6873 [10JN]

S. 1227, Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act, S7133 [16JN]

S. 1230, Electric Vehicle Consumer Incentive Tax Act, S7137 [16JN]

S. 1246, prohibit imposition of discriminatory commuter taxes by political subdivisions of States, S7325 [21JN]

S. 1266, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act), S7464-S7466 [22JN]

S. 1284, Electric Consumer Choice Act, S7604 [24JN]

S. 1309, preempt State law in certain ERISA cases relative to certain church plans, S14890 [19NO]

S. 1314, Computer Crime Enforcement Act, S8087 [1JY]

S. 1327, Foster Care Independence Act, S8113-S8123 [1JY]

S. 1355, Family Income To Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act, S8376 [13JY]

S. 1366, Upper Delaware River Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act, S8509 [14JY]

S. 1406, combat hate crimes, S8953 [21JY]

S. 1422, School Quality Counts Act, S9080-S9083 [22JY]

S. 1446, modify restrictions on refinancing of certain bonds issued to local governments to finance governmental services, S9394 [27JY]

S. 1487, provide for excellence in economic education, S10231-S10233 [4AU]

S. 1538, preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain telecommunications facilities, S10458-S10460 [5AU]

S. 1548, Early Education Act, S10463 [5AU]

S. 1558, Community Open Space Bonds Act, S10477-S10480 [5AU]

S. 1570, S-CHIP Improvement Act, S10615 [8SE]

S. 1573, Natural Resources Reinvestment Act, S10696-S10705 [9SE]

S. 1605, Women and Children's Resources Act, S11131-S11133 [21SE]

S. 1611, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S11256 [22SE]

S. 1649, Measures To Encourage Results in Teaching (MERIT) Act, S11568 [28SE]

S. 1677, transform disadvantaged students' services under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act from school-based to child-centered programs, S11732-S11734 [30SE]

S. 1688, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, S11953 [5OC]

S. 1699, Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act, S12107 [6OC]

S. 1709, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program II and Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act, S12240 [7OC]

S. 1722, Trona Market Competition Act, S12556 [13OC]

S. 1726, tax treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation, S12639 [14OC]

S. 1728, remove limit on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio, S12641 [14OC]

S. 1743, participation of Georgia in the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program, S12784 [18OC]

S. 1755, Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, S13029-S13031 [21OC]

S. 1760, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S13014 [21OC]

S. 1769, Continued Reporting of Intercepted Wire, Oral, and Electronic Communications Act, S13052 [22OC], S14222, S14223 [5NO], H12883 [18NO]

S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, S14314-S14330 [8NO]

S. 1835, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act, S13559-S13565 [29OC]

S. 1844, alternative penalty procedure relative to State child support disbursement requirements, S13721 [2NO]

S. 1862, participation of Vermont in the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program, S13981 [4NO]

S. 1873, delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, S14091 [5NO]

S. 1887, Minimum Wage State Flexibility Act, S14410 [9NO]

S. 1942, Pharmaceutical Aid to Older Americans Act, S14706 [17NO]

S. 1988, New Markets for State-Inspected Meat Act, S15098-S15102 [19NO]

S. 1992, Building, Renovating, Improving, and Constructing Kids' Schools Act, S15107 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 37, dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, S6468 [7JN]

S. Res. 24, repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, S719 [19JA]

S. Res. 127, request return of papers relative to S. 331, Work Incentives Improvement Act, S7535, S7543 [23JN]

S. Res. 188, hurricane disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S11443 [24SE], S11818 [1OC]