WU, DAVID (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5459 [13JY], H5547 [14JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H6966 [3AU]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1074 [9MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related material (see H.R. 2808), H9077 [30SE]
———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H4024 [9JN]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H11854 [9NO]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H9022 [29SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H5093 [29JN]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H5335 [1JY]
———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H3606 [25MY]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H2273 [21AP]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H3392 [19MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11854 [9NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H5572 [14JY]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Barak, Ehud: tribute to election as Prime Minister of Israel and encouraging peace agreement with Syria and Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5571 [14JY]
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H3212 [14MY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11144 [28OC]
Chavez, Cesar E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), H2202 [20AP]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H6019 [20JY]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), H10861 [26OC]
———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 90), H4665 [18JN]
China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1804 [25MR]
———congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), H1336 [16MR]
———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), H3296 [18MY]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H3294 [18MY]
———express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), H8873 [27SE]
———participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), H3606 [25MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H3296 [18MY] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8873 [27SE]
———address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 270), H6759 [30JY]
Colleges and universities: establish educational technology extension services (see H.R. 2417), H5332 [1JY]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1884), H4223 [14JN]
———minimize the disruption of Government and private sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 1502), H2271 [21AP]
———networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H5688 [15JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H7026 [4AU]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H11068 [27OC]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H9242 [1OC]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H2921 [6MY]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H1804 [25MR]
Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), H3859 [8JN]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8557 [22SE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1973 [13AP]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11956 [10NO]
Dept. of Defense: requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1597 [23MR]
———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 269), H9899 [12OC]
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), H796 [24FE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H11196 [1NO]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H2636 [4MY]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H8628 [23SE]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H3171 [13MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H3711 [27MY]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H8375 [15SE]
———establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H12795 [18NO]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H4735 [22JN]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H3503 [24MY]
———include violence prevention in training for individuals pursuing careers in early childhood development and education (see H.R. 2673), H6843 [2AU]
———promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), H11556 [4NO]
———provide for capital investments in technology education (see H.R. 709), H1260 [11MR]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), H8628 [23SE]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H9645 [7OC]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2390), H5177 [30JN]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 2801), H9646 [7OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see H.R. 800), H825 [1MR]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H11145 [28OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H3693 [26MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1693), H4025 [9JN]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H3392 [19MY]
Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), H7886 [5AU]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 3297), H11953 [10NO]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H11972 [15NO]
———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 680), H5572 [14JY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H5335 [1JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H8629 [23SE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H11068 [27OC]
Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), H3212 [14MY]
———establish Federal cause of action against weapons manufacturers, dealers, and importers for damages caused by firearms (see H.R. 1233), H6199 [21JY]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H3860 [8JN]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H3605 [25MY]
———protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H4342 [15JN]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), H2470 [28AP]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H8149 [13SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H2470 [28AP]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H5571 [14JY]
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]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H2203 [20AP]
———restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), H4665 [18JN]
Government: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 3221), H11556 [4NO]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H9515 [6OC]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H8468 [21SE]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3860 [8JN]
———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H5335 [1JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8557 [22SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H3462 [20MY]
House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), H11068 [27OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H8375 [15SE]
Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (see H.R. 2687), H8629 [23SE]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H10174 [18OC]
Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Res. 285), H8149 [13SE]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H8629 [23SE] (see H.R. 2895), H10033 [13OC]
———prohibit military assistance until the termination of paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 97), H7887 [5AU]
Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H8967 [28SE]
International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4223 [14JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3393 [19MY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H5333 [1JY]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5688 [15JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10862 [26OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1804 [25MR]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate (see H.R. 1327), H4616 [17JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H5571 [14JY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H10120 [14OC]
———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H8469 [21SE]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H8629 [23SE]
———coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot ulcers (see H.R. 2369), H8967 [28SE]
———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H8557 [22SE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1973 [13AP]
———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H2304 [26AP]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8469 [21SE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H8628 [23SE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H9515 [6OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H7997 [8SE]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H1267 [15MR]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 410), H6964 [3AU]
NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), H2299 [22AP]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), H6843 [2AU]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 1246), H9022 [29SE]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4024 [9JN]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H4823 [23JN]
Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 3265), H11852 [9NO]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H5336 [1JY]
———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H4342 [15JN]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1408 [17MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H4472 [16JN]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H2300 [22AP]
———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H5686 [15JY]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H6843 [2AU]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H3503 [24MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4735 [22JN]
Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation (see H.R. 2052), H4130 [10JN]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H3861 [8JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H12109 [16NO]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H12796 [18NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H6582 [27JY]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), consideration (see H. Res. 122), H1473 [18MR]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12226 [17NO]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H6600 [29JY]
Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), H8468 [21SE]
Reyes, Edwardo and Dianelita: relief (see H.R. 1879), H6424 [26JY]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), H717 [23FE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3392 [19MY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H4616 [17JN]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H3606 [25MY]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H1803 [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 (see H.R. 1180), H5093 [29JN]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H1868 [12AP]
———allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H5179 [30JN]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H11854 [9NO]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), H6599 [29JY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H3695 [26MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H7026 [4AU]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H2272 [21AP]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H7026 [4AU]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3711 [27MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H3461 [20MY]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1973 [13AP]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H3694 [26MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5687 [15JY]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), H5839 [19JY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 838), H11144 [28OC]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H7996 [8SE]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H10612 [20OC]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H2374 [27AP]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2133 [15AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7887 [5AU]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H3461 [20MY]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H5336 [1JY]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H3461 [20MY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H11703 [8NO]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1237), H3296 [18MY]
Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), H6352 [22JY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H9077 [30SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H6353 [22JY]
———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H7886 [5AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: terminate peanut price support and marketing quota programs (see H.R. 2598), H6352 [22JY]
———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane (see H.R. 2599), H6352 [22JY]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H3711 [27MY]
Dept. of Defense: reduce level of long-range nuclear forces consistent with the START II Treaty (see H.R. 2600), H6352 [22JY]
Immigration: provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H12793 [18NO]
Older Americans Act: establish pension counseling programs (see H.R. 2707), H7025 [4AU]
Public lands: moratorium on new mining activities (see H.R. 2601), H6352 [22JY]
Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H7884 [5AU]
South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste separation facilities (see H.R. 2603), H6352 [22JY]
Tariff: titanium disks (see H.R. 2653), H6599 [29JY]
Washington: terminate funding for the Fast Flux Test Facility at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation (see H.R. 2604), H6352 [22JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H959 [4MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3265 [18MY]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 173), H3231 [18MY]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (H. Con. Res. 124), H11316 [2NO]
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3494 [24MY]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6435, H6469 [27JY]
China, Republic of: express sympathy for earthquake victims (H. Res. 297), H8889
Chinese Americans: tribute to veterans who served in World War II, E2119
Corps of Engineers: assist certain pilot projects with information and professional advice, H6514 [27JY]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, H3488
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5116 [30JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9059
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10888
———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), consideration (H. Res. 339), H10875 [27OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5547, H5549, H5559 [14JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H6999
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), H2221 [21AP]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10707
———implement policies to provide universal access to information technology, H10922, H10924, H10925 [27OC]
———improve information infrastructure of classrooms, H10924 [27OC]
———national policy to improve system, H1056 [9MR]
———reductions in school class size, H1056 [9MR], H1085 [10MR], H1553 [23MR], H9906 [13OC], H10037 [14OC], H10653
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11716 [9NO]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10513
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1056 [9MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1085 [10MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), motion to instruct conferees, H1553 [23MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6514, H6520
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (H.R. 315), H3488
———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H3488
———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, H3488
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H6999
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6815 [2AU]
Forest Service: redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs, H5547, H5549, H5559 [14JY]
Health: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain, H10899 [27OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H1553 [23MR]
National Marine Fisheries Service: funding, H7320
OPIC: funding, H6815 [2AU]
———reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9929
Oregon: tribute to Students Recycling Used Technology program, E744
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8201
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H8243
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), H11418
Schools: modernize public schools, H959 [4MR], H1056 [9MR]
States: distribution and use of certain education funding for community based projects, H11418
Taiwanese American Heritage Week: observance, E1264
Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (H.R. 1660), H6967 [4AU]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), H10781
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H959 [4MR], H1056 [9MR]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9929
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: facility maintenance and improvements funding, H7320
Votes: position on missed, H1179
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10513
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8663 [24SE], H8870 [27SE]
Tributes
Reardon, Michael F., E1199